On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 10:44:12PM +0100, Jeremy Lainé wrote:
> I *do* have a problem with debian/ being included in release tarballs though,
> it makes for
> messy .diff.gz if for instance files get dropped or moved around from
> packaging between
> revision 1.4.1-1 and 1.4.1-2. Also, at times there are minor differences
> between Ubuntu /
> Debian packages, and it's a shame to have to carry that around in the .diffs.
I'm not sure why there are messy .diffs if we've got the master
debian/. Are you saying that you want to tweak a problem with the 1.4.1
debian/ directory, and you're stuck with the 1.4.1 tarball as released
even if we have the fix in the upstream source?
> Slightly off topic, Joel you might want to take a peek at svn-buildpackage
> (and/or
> git-buildpackage) if you're not familiar with them yet, they make slapping
> the packaging
> onto upstream code (and tagging package releases) a breeze.
I will. Thanks.
> > I will say, I really like what /usr/share/cdbs does for
> > debian/rules.
>
> I'm pretty fond of CDBS, but I know it's not universally loved. :)
Well, I haven't looked at the actual include hunks. But the
debian/rules you provided looks pretty clean. I see that fs doesn't
like it so much.
Joel
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