I'm not sure if this helps you but, from dpkg-source(1): -I<filename> If this option is specified, the filename will be passed to tar's --exclude option when it is called to generate a .orig.tar.gz or .tar.gz file. For example, -ICVS will make tar skip over CVS directories when generating a .tar.gz file. The option may be repeated multiple times to list multiple filenames to exclude.
On Wednesday 19 January 2005 19:12, Alexis Sukrieh wrote: > Hello mentors. > > I'm working on packaging Bugzilla 2.18 which was released a couple > of days ago, that would close the #290775 whishlist item. > > There is an issue with the upstream tarball, it includes CVS direcories > and .cvsignore files. That's not welcome in source packages, as lintian > says and I'd like to avoid providing all that CVS stuff. > > I tried first to "forward" the bug to upstream, but Buzilla's developers > answered[1] me that it is wanted in all the Mozilla.org tarballs. > > It may sounds weird to some of us, but here it is, Bugzilla won't > provide upstream tarballs without CVS entries. > > I don't have a good solution to fix that bug[2] and would like to be > adviced, if some of you have an idea. > > - Should I simply ignore lintian, and keep the CVS entries in the > source tree? That would let the #291206 bug opened... > > - Should I make my own .orig.tar.gz tarball whenever a new upstream > release is packaged? I'm planning to do that for 2.18. > > - Should I remove the CVS entries in the "configure" phase of the > package, I mean, before I install files in debian/bugzilla/? > > Any comments is welcome. > > Regards, > > Alexis. > > [1] : > > http://bugzilla.org/cgi-bin/mj_wwwusr?user=&passw=&list=developers&brief=on >&func=archive-get-part&extra=200501/127 [2] : > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=291206 -- Jorge Bernal "Koke" Personal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Blog: http://www.amedias.org/koke/ "Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes." - Edsger Dijkstra -- Jorge Bernal "Koke" Personal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Blog: http://www.amedias.org/koke/ "Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes." - Edsger Dijkstra -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
