I'd like to get an opinion on a proposal for several new debian/rules targets I've been thinking of for a while now. The motivation here is that the different patch systems have differing targets required for applying or unapplying patches, which is highly annoying when trying to debug packages using them. For example, I think dpatch uses patch/unpatch, cdbs uses apply-patches/unapply-patches, and dbs needs make -f /usr/share/dbs/something.mk debian/stampdir/patch or something strange like that. So for consistency, I'd like to propose the optional targets:
unpack Unpacks any embedded source tarballs into a build directory, without applying any patches. patch Applies all patches to the build directory, after unpacking sources if required. unpatch Reverts all patches which have been applied to the build directory. And while I'm at it: configure Prepares the build directory for compilation, for example by running autoconf scripts. (The last already being supported by most packages based on the dh-make templates, but not by cdbs for example.) -- Daniel Schepler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
