Oops, went to Stefan instead of list; sorry. (Google Mail is so ... broken, in some ways.)
---------- Forwarded message --------- On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 3:50 PM Stefan Monnier <monn...@iro.umontreal.ca> wrote: > > When I use "apt source sl" (from sid, into its own directory) and compare > > that tree (?) with what I get if I download via what that suggests (git > > clone https://salsa.debian.org/debian/sl.git) (into its own directory), > I > > notice that the Makefile in the Debian version is slightly > > more complex. > > I believe the difference should be that "apt source sl" will have > applied the patches that you can find in the `debian/patches` > subdirectory of the https://salsa.debian.org/debian/sl.git version. > > > Stefan > > Thank you. I'm not quite far enough along to know exactly what to do with this information, but it got me past a conceptual bump; it helps me to make sense of the bigger picture, and I should now be able to plod a bit further. -- Kent West <")))>< Westing Peacefully - http://kentwest.blogspot.com -- Kent West <")))>< Westing Peacefully - http://kentwest.blogspot.com
