On Saturday 28 January 2006 18:57, Thomas Viehmann wrote: > Christoph Haas wrote: > > - Please don't change past entries in the changelog even though > > I understand that you wanted to correct the line wrapping. > > Correcting factual mistakes or typos in the changelog seems to be > accepted practice and I can't really see the harm of doing so with the > line wrapping and such as long as all information is preserved...
That was more a general hint because I have already seen major changes in the changelog in some sponsored packages. Changing line wraps surely is no problem. > > - Consider using "dpatch" for changing the upstream sources. > > You may find it easier to keep or remove patches when the next > > upstream version is released. > > It's good to know the option, but for minor changes that are likely to > either be kept or accepted upstream, I've found it easier to use the > original patch. I don't think you (Christoph) wanted to require it - > otherwise you wouldn't have uploaded the package - but for the casual > reader, it could be even clearer that this is a matter of preference and > consideration on a case by case basis. In case I accidentally sounded like I wanted to enforce anything: that was just a hint for Al since many (new) maintainers don't know dpatch and happily patch around the upstream's source and sometimes start to get lost in it. In such a (rather simple) package it doesn't make much of a difference. Since I already uploaded the package I'm perfectly happy with it. Just wanted to give some hints that may perhaps be useful or just be ignored. In my first packages I hadn't used dpatch because nobody told me how to keep track of multiple patches and still keep my sanity. So I'm used to sometimes just give a hint even though nobody is listening. Hoping that I could convince you that I'm not just an egocentric sadistic sponsoree torturer... Christoph ;) -- Never trust a system administrator who wears a tie and suit. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]