On Sun, 04 Feb 2001, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> >>"Henrique" == Henrique M Holschuh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I don't see where the source or binary package enter the
> picture here. What am I missing?
Currently, policy says NOTHING about native packages and debian revision
fields. That
* Brian May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010205 02:39]:
> I disagree. Why should dpkg, for instance, which is specific to Debian
> come with a diff format.
Ah, but dpkg isn't specific to Debian. It is licensed in such a fashion
that allows its use in other projects.
(Of course, anyone likely to use dpkg
> "Chris" == Chris Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Chris> On the other hand, it's a sign of laziness, and I think
Chris> laziness is a virtue, so I have mixed feelings about the
Chris> whole thing. In general, laziness can be a great boon if
Chris> applied intelligently ("I
On Mon, Feb 05, 2001 at 12:54:04PM +1100, Brian May wrote:
[re: non-debian specific programs whose author/maintainer also
maintains the debian package.]
> Some people don't want to do worry about this, so these people can use
> native format, and not have to worry about the extra diff file.
They
> Now I have another package baz, which I am also upstream for.
> a) I want to release baz to the whole world, not just debian, but I
> do not want to create a new package whenever a debian package change
> occurs
You could just release it to Debian, but not to sunsite. And you up
> "Manoj" == Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Manoj> Say, I have a native package foo. Now, foo is small,
Manoj> and for the most cases the changes I upload reflect changes
Manoj> in the source; and in the case there is only a packaging
Manoj> change, well, the
>>"Henrique" == Henrique M Holschuh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Henrique> Erk. Let me see if I understood your point...
Henrique> You would not oppose forbidding debian revision fields for
Henrique> native packages (binary and source), but will oppose
Henrique> forbidding debian revision fie
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On Sun, 04 Feb 2001, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> -> if yes, do as you wish. But be warned that I'll be proposing in policy
> Henrique>that *SOURCE* (not binary) native packages be forbidden
> Henrique>debian revision fields (there's a good reason for that,
> Henrique>
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