Tanguy Ortolo <[email protected]> wrote: > For the 3.0 (quilt), the packed source is well defined, but I have a > doubt for the working form. According to dpkg-source(1), is seems to be > the .orig.tar.ext and a working directory with patches applied *and* > present in the debian/patches directory. Is that correct? Then, if I > want to store my work in a VCS, it should also be with the patches > applied.
If you prefer your VCS to store the unpatched source (I know I do), some *-buildpackage tools can call dpkg-source on a checked out copy (svn-bp by default, git-bp with --export-dir), so that dpkg-source will leave your working directory alone. Another option, if you are using a branch-friendly VCS, is to work with the unpatched source on the main branch, and apply the patches on a throw-away branch used only for building. It's a bit more (scriptable) work, but it does keep your main branch clean. BTW, you might want to take a look at the vcs-pkg mailing-list: <http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/vcs-pkg-discuss>. -- Sex dumps core (Sex is a Simple editor for X11) -- Seen on debian bugtracking -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
