Andreas Fester wrote: >> Sorry, but I have to point out that your recommendation describes the >> very opposite of Debian best packaging practices. > I am just not sure how "strong" this practice should be seen. My
Quite frankly, I was disappointed that this recommendation didn't get more criticism. The Developer's Reference Ch. 6.7.8 is very clear and authorative. > >> - Specifically, if you need to update autotool output, this belongs 100% >> in the diff.gz (directly or via dpatch et al). > > Yeah, but you get a huge amount of warnings .... so if you have to > repackage anyway, you could also remove those files, even though > it might not be good practice to repackage for that reason *only* ... No, sorry. You're supposed to stay as close to pristine as you can. Kind regards T. -- Thomas Viehmann, http://thomas.viehmann.net/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
