On Tue, Feb 28, 2006 at 07:32:28PM +0100, Bas Wijnen wrote: > Oh no, please don't. You should use the same release tarball for Debian that > you actually release. That's what "pristine source tarball" means. If you
That's what I thought, too. I just happened to think that it also implies that I can release the package native, since the pristine source does not need a .diff.gz to build into a Debian package. But apparently (although I still find the argument very weak, even if the consensus is strong) I can't do that. > decide that you want to release the debian/ directory, then it should be in > the tarball (and you probably end up with an empty diff.gz). I would advise > against it, but not strongly. ;-) I would advise strongly against a native It seems the only sensible way, then, because I really want to include the debian/ files in my real release (they contain possibly useful metadata, like the changelog, after all). Panu -- personal contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED], +35841 5323835 technical contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.iki.fi/atehwa/ PGP fingerprint: 0EA5 9D33 6590 FFD4 921C 5A5F BE85 08F1 3169 70EC -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
