Hello Matthias, Matthias Julius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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.
Is the diff.tar.gz format accepted? I know it was planed, but it it now ready to use? Ciao, Jörg. -- Man soll Denken lehren, nicht Gedachtes. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
