On Tue, Sep 09, 2014 at 05:40:46PM -0400, Michael Gilbert wrote: > >> You could always use the Files-Excluded field to make uscan remove > >> those files from the upstream tarball, > > Too much work (at least when you are not repacking the tarball for other > > reasons) for absolutely no gain. > Not sure how that's a lot of work since uscan does all the magic for > you. I don't use uscan to download tarballs for packages I maintain. Not to mention time required to fill in the Files-Excluded field.
> One benefit is less time on copyright file research/review, and People actually check licenses for autotools generated files? > another clear benefit is reduced package cruft. The only thing that is reduced is the size of the orig tarball. -- WBR, wRAR -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
