Lucas Nussbaum wrote: > First, section 4.14 should list things that one does not need to > describe in debian/README.source. For example, the use of one of the > "standard" patch systems (quilt, dpatch, simple-patchsys) doesn't need > to be documented, since every NMUer should be able to work with them. > Another example is build systems: cdbs is used by >20% of our packages, > so I don't think that one need to document its use.
I think the better way is do it similar to copyright: for common patch/build system we should include only a link to the relative document. Maybe on a common package (build essential or dpkg-dev) or on patch system package (but in this case we should push stronger the maintainer to include the relevant informations). BTW debian/README.source is not only for the MNUer, but also for our users, so I prefer redundant documentation. > Also, it would be interesting to extend the use of debian/README.source > to other areas, such as: > - whether the maintainer encourages commits for other people directly to > the package's VCS. > - the branch layout in the package's VCS. I agree with that. PS: you should provide a patch! ciao cate -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
