Bug#942599: devscripts: symlinks cause unnecessary noise

2019-10-18 Thread Simon Quigley
It is also worth noting that patch(1) applies the two patch files I gave differently. - $ patch -p1 < ../current-functionality.diff patching file debian/changelog patching file scripts/focal $ ls -lah scripts/focal -rw-rw-r-- 1 tsimonq2 tsimonq2 7.7K Oct 18 15:06 scripts/focal - $

Bug#942599: devscripts: symlinks cause unnecessary noise

2019-10-18 Thread Simon Quigley
Package: devscripts Importance: wishlist Dear Maintainer, When debdiff is comparing two packages where a symbolic link was added, it shows the entire contents of the target. This can clutter the debdiff unnecessarily. It would be preferred if debdiff could do this as Git does it. Attached are