On Wed, 12 Nov 2014, Mathieu Parent wrote: > Maybe a short note would be good then? (but I don't know how to write it).
I suggest this: --- a/web/deps/dep14.mdwn +++ b/web/deps/dep14.mdwn @@ -230,6 +230,17 @@ non-patchable data), you can do so but you should then document this in `debian/README.source` along with some explanations of the tool to use to build the package. +About repacked upstream sources +------------------------------- + +When the upstream sources needs to be repacked (for example to drop some +non-DFSG compliant files), then the branches and tags under the +`upstream/` prefix should actually contain the repacked sources. + +How the problematic files are pruned does not matter. What matters is that +what is stored in the `upstream/*` namespace are the sources that package +maintainers are effectively using. + Managing debian/changelog ------------------------- Does this meet your expectation? Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer Support Debian LTS: http://www.freexian.com/services/debian-lts.html Learn to master Debian: http://debian-handbook.info/get/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20141112132950.gn27...@home.ouaza.com
