Vincent Bernat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Did you get the mail from Alexander? [from Alexander Schmehl, on a > different thread. > <URL:http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2008/04/msg00330.html>]
> I agree with him: the diff.gz is difficult to read. How is it difficult to read? I've opened it in Emacs and 'zless' and in either of them it reads like any other diff. Like any other unified diff, the changes are clearly marked by file, hunk location, and context lines. What readability problems are you seeing? What improvements would you want to see in the diff? As for a "patch management system", I find packages that use them *more* difficult to understand as an outsider than those that use the standard foo.diff.gz. I've read much discussion for and against, and I'm currently convinced that such systems are detrimental, on balance, for those wanting to work with the package. So, no thanks, I'll decline on that suggestion and continue to ship a standard foo.diff.gz. Feedback still appreciated, and I'll be incorporating other suggestions soon. -- \ “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though | `\ nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is.” | _o__) —Albert Einstein | Ben Finney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
