On Sunday 03 August 2008 02:43:24 Ben Finney wrote: > Aníbal Monsalve Salazar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > All other upstream files should be modified with patches. > > Or by some other method that results in the Debian source package > format, with a pristine upstream tarball and all maintainer changes in > the .diff.gz. > > > So, Please put those cahnges in a series of patches in > > debian/patches and build depend on quilt. > > Or use some other method (e.g. a VCS and the corresponding command > foovcs-buildpackage) to track differences from upstream and generate > the changes for the Debian package.
This do not exclude the usage of debian/patches. Make sure to understand that. > The "quilt" format is favoured by many, but is certainly not mandatory > nor even "best practice". Using quilt to clearly separate patches does not exclude nor contradicts with the usage of a $VCS. Thus I don't see what are you trying to correct in Anabal's statements. -- pub 4096R/0E4BD0AB 2003-03-18 <people.fccf.net/danchev/key pgp.mit.edu> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
