On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 3:42 PM, Raphael Hertzog <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, 18 Jan 2011, Joachim Wiedorn wrote: >> Ok, but how should I manage the last changelog entry (in time frame and >> in handling)? >> >> Debian should have e.g: >> lilo (1:23.1-1) unstable; urgency=low >> and then Ubuntu should have e.g: >> lilo (1:23.1-1ubuntu1) natty; urgency=low >> >> lilo (1:23.1-1) unstable; urgency=low >> >> and the last Ubuntu changelog usually have some ubuntu specific bug fix >> entries. Or should I write the ubuntu bugfixes into the Debian part of >> changelog? > > Packages can be synced into Ubuntu without having any Ubuntu-specific > changelog. Look for example: > http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/s/smartmontools/smartmontools_5.39.1+svn3124-2/changelog > > It's a normal Debian changelog, yet it's part of Ubuntu. > > So use your changelog like usual and yes you should put Ubuntu bugfixes > and Debian bugfixes in the same changelog entry. Don't create fake Ubuntu > entries. > > Cheers, > -- > Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer > > Follow my Debian News ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.com (English) > ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.fr (Français) > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/[email protected] > >
When I was doing this for Fluxbox, the command dpkg-vendor ( usage in my case: `dpkg-vendor --derives-from Ubuntu' ) came in really useful. It helps to act as a switch for such things as themes. Hope that helps! -Paul -- All programmers are playwrights, and all computers are lousy actors. #define sizeof(x) rand() :wq -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
