On Sun, Nov 12, 2000 at 07:32:37PM +1100, Herbert Xu wrote: > On Sun, Nov 12, 2000 at 06:30:29PM +1100, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > > > > .orig.tar.gz implies an original upstream source archive, which doesn't > > apply to that package. If a .tar.gz isn't suitable, then nothing is, > > in which case this should be discussed on Debian policy. > > A .orig.tar.gz has the advantage that you can clearly see what the Debian > modification over the upstream source is, even in the case of an > assembled upstream source. This has also been the historical practice.
True. Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt VK3SB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
