Stefano Zacchiroli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I think that this can be the last question we need to answer before > starting the project[1]? > > I found rather tricky to use CVS for full handling of debian package of > which we are not also upstream authors. I've used a bit cvs-buildpackage > but I've not found it very handy. > > So my proposal is to keep on the Alioth SVN server only the diffs from > the original tarball, eventually including in the debian directory a > file which mention against which upstream version those diffs have to be > applied. > > In case of simple packages which requires no changes to upstream > directory we can keep simply the debian subdirectory, in other case I'm > not sure what to do, but I guess we can use the "other way"(TM) to > package debian stuff which I've seen in packages like X or similar. > > Those packages include the original tarball as is and a set of patch > which are applied by don-t-remember-which debian tools during the > package building process. > > I've never used this system but I will be very happy to learn something > new (in addition to SVN :-) > > What do you think about it?
It is a very good idea. [...] -- Rémi Vanicat [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://dept-info.labri.u-bordeaux.fr/~vanicat
