Hi, I include a one line patch which returns the name of the modified (repacked, file excluded) tarball. This make uscan suitable for use with git-import-orig (and others) without this they just silently work on the original untouched tarball which in unintended.
The patch is based on the work already available at git://git.debian.org/git/users/tille/devscripts.git This all is part of a bigger picture (for me) which I documented here: http://cstamas.hu/blog/posts/Standard_mechanism_for_repacking_upstream_tarballs_in_debian/ ------------------------------------------- >From 744a59c5ac09ff2204fd0c95402362101d1c91b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: CSILLAG Tamas <csta...@digitus.itk.ppke.hu> Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:11:45 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] return the modified name in target The returned target value is updated to the right repacked file. --- scripts/uscan.pl | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/scripts/uscan.pl b/scripts/uscan.pl index 7372ede..051e09f 100755 --- a/scripts/uscan.pl +++ b/scripts/uscan.pl @@ -1561,6 +1561,7 @@ EOF $msg .= " and renamed it as $renamed_base"; } elsif ($symlink eq 'files-excluded') { $msg .= " and removed files from it in ${pkg}_${newversion}${excludesuffix}.orig.tar.$suffix\n"; + $dehs_tags{'target'} = "${pkg}_${newversion}${excludesuffix}.orig.tar.$suffix"; } else { $dehs_tags{'target'} = $newfile_base; } -- 1.7.10.4 ------------------------------------------- Regards, cstamas -- CSILLAG Tamas (cstamas) - http://cstamas.hu/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org