On Sun, Oct 07, 2001 at 04:51:25PM -0400, Ben Collins wrote: > On Sun, Oct 07, 2001 at 09:31:13PM +0100, Hereward Cooper wrote: > > > The source is not contained in the .deb, so no. If you mean the .dsc, > > > then you can unpack it manually by untarring the .orig.tar.gz and > > > applying the .diff.gz over it (using 'zcat ../foo.diff.gz | patch -p1' > > > or thereabouts). > > > > Ahh. The reason I was 'playing around with it' was becuase it wasn't > > creating a .diff.gz! All I've got after my cockup is the .deb, the .orig > > and a big gap in my hardrive. > > Back to square one then. At least it is all good experience! > > Sounds to me like you didn't name your .orig.tar.gz correctly, which > means it doesn't create a .diff.gz.
... and in that case, perhaps the .tar.gz actually contains the Debian diffs too? -- Colin Watson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
