Charles Plessy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Having a simple and straghtforward patch system would lower the bar for > new packagers, as well as open the way to have .diff.gz files which > would only touch the debian directory, instead of containing a mixture > of packaging instructions, code changes, and autoconf gizmo (another > Debian nightmare which I do not understand the benefit).
If nothing in the diff.gz touches files outside of debian there is actually no need for it to be a diff. It could be debian.tar.gz which would be able to preserve file permissions and symlinks. Matthias -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
