Carl Fürstenberg wrote: > On 7/20/07, Bernd Zeimetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > how do you mean by "provide a way to repackage the upstream tarball"? >> >> http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/ch-best-pkging-practices.en.html#s-bpp-origtargz >> > > I would need some help interpret that. > > > 1. must contain detailed information how the repackaged source was > obtained, and how this can be reproduced in the debian/copyright. It > is also a good idea to provide a get-orig-source target in your > debian/rules file that repeats the process, as described in the Policy > Manual, Main building script: debian/rules. > > should the .orig.tar.gz include a file for that? and ehat should it > be called and how should it look like? no, not in the tar.gz. "provide a get-orig-source target in debian/rules". debian/rules is not in the tar.gz.
> > 2. should not contain any file that does not come from the upstream > author(s), or whose contents has been changed by you. > so I should/must use dpatch for the shebang fix? yes. or quilt. > > 4. should use <packagename>-<upstream-version>.orig as the name of the > top-level directory in its tarball. This makes it possible to > distinguish pristine tarballs from repackaged ones. > orig? as it's modified from the upstream, it's not in my vocabulary > "original". add it to your vocabulary then, or propose a change in the policy. Probably reading the New Maintainer's reference and the other documents linked on http://www.debian.org/doc/devel-manuals#maint-guide could be useful for you. Best regards, Bernd Zeimetz -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
