On Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:40:53 +0200 Reinhard Tartler
wrote:
>
>> - if it's an Ubuntu (-0ubuntuX) package and no previous modifications
>> has been done, adding a patch system is preferred
>
>May I ask why?
>
>Espc. since uploads are auto-imported these days into a bzr branch, and
>earlier revision
fabrice writes:
> let me rephrase it this way:
> - if modification has already been done, stick to what the Debian
> maintainer or Ubuntu is already doing. That mean use the existing patch
> system, if any, or modify directly the source if some modifications has
> already been done, but do not ad
On Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:02:58 +0200 fabrice wrote:
>Hi,
>
>We were having a discussion yesterday on IRC about the sense of adding a
>patch system to a package that don't have one when modifying the
>upstream source code.
>
>My understanding of the general rules is:
>- if it's a Debian package and m
Hi,
Am Wednesday 07 October 2009 08:13:36 schrieb fabrice:
> John Dong escribió:
> > Can you clarify these two points? To my 2AM mind it reads as if the
>
> It's because my 7AM mind needs some coffee :-)
>
> let me rephrase it this way:
> - if modification has already been done, stick to what the
On Wednesday 07 October 2009 08:13:36 fabrice wrote:
> - if it's a Debian package and no previous modifications has been done,
> modify directly the source, and do not introduce a patch system
If it is a small patch and it is applicaple in Debian+upstream, don't add a
patch system. But if the patc
Thanks; that is much clearer! I agree with the general idea here. Any
specific patchsys we would like ubuntu devs to add in particular?
On Oct 7, 2009, at 2:13 AM, fabrice wrote:
> John Dong escribió:
>> Can you clarify these two points? To my 2AM mind it reads as if the
>
> It's because my 7A
John Dong escribió:
> Can you clarify these two points? To my 2AM mind it reads as if the
It's because my 7AM mind needs some coffee :-)
let me rephrase it this way:
- if modification has already been done, stick to what the Debian
maintainer or Ubuntu is already doing. That mean use the existing
Can you clarify these two points? To my 2AM mind it reads as if the
latter says "Same rules except completely different rules" :)
On Oct 7, 2009, at 1:02 AM, fabrice wrote:
> - if it's a Debian package and no previous modifications has been
> done,
> modify directly the source, and do not intr
Hi,
We were having a discussion yesterday on IRC about the sense of adding a
patch system to a package that don't have one when modifying the
upstream source code.
My understanding of the general rules is:
- if it's a Debian package and modification has already been done, stick
to what the Debian
