Hello, I'm testing some changes to an existing package which is using format 3.0 (quilt). I have split my changes into two patches: One modifies the original source, one adapts files in the debian directory.
This approach fails when I build the package due to the way dpkg-source build the source package. As described in dpkg-source(1), it extracts the original tarball into a temporary directory, copies the existing debian directory and then applies all patches. But since the files in debian have already been patched, dpkg-source fails because my second patch can not be applied twice. There were three reasons for my approach: I would still like to be able to build versions of the package without the changes I'm currently testing. Plus, I would to easily reapply my changes when a new version of the package is available. And finally, I thought the two patches were a convenient format for passing along my changes to non-Debian and Debian users, e.g. to the "upstream packager". How would you handle this? Thanks Malte -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/lb0uds$gkj$1...@ger.gmane.org
