On Mon, 18 Mar 2002 17:35, Ian Duggan wrote: > Are kernel-patch packages considered native or non-native? I am trying > to understand what the final set of files should be when I am done > packaging a kernel-patch. Right now, I have the following files: > > kernel-patch-preempt_20020315.dsc > kernel-patch-preempt_20020315.tar.gz > kernel-patch-preempt_20020315_all.deb > kernel-patch-preempt_20020315_i386.changes > > As you can see, the packaging process has created a .tar.gz instead of > an .orig.tar.gz. Is this the correct thing? The .dsc file properly > refers to the .tar.gz. > > Should I be doing something differently in the packaging process so that > I end up with a .orig.tar.gz? I ended up with this list because I never > ran "dh_make" using an initial .tar.gz. Is that what I am supposed to do > here?
If you want an orig.tar.gz then you have to have one there before running dpkg-buildpackage. As for kernel-patch packages, if your package is like the ones I manage then you'll have a new patch to add to the package every few weeks and no other updates. So there's no benefit in not uploading the original source every time. -- If you send email to me or to a mailing list that I use which has >4 lines of legalistic junk at the end then you are specifically authorizing me to do whatever I wish with the message and all other messages from your domain, by posting the message you agree that your long legalistic sig is void.
