James Westby [2009-03-07 23:37 -0000]: > Can I ask what purpose the watch file serves if the "get-orig-source" > target is needed? Is it just for detecting if there is a new upstream > version, rather than for downloading it?
Exactly. Tools like DEHS and the Debian PTS use the watch files to check whether the version is current. > An added complication is that "get-orig-source" is not a great interface > for doing this. Debian policy defines it as a target that gets the > latest available source, whereas we need to get the source corresponding > to the version being built. Oh, hm. I actually use it as "get the source that debian/changelog mentions", since anything else doesn't make sense to me. This is also being discussed in http://bugs.debian.org/466550 I agree that g-o-s is underspecified, though. I just don't know a better replacement. > Perhaps there could be a way to specify the preferred way of getting > the source, Seems with above disambiguity that might indeed be required. I haven't even thought of that, sorry. -- get-orig-source priority should be higher than uscan https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/339343 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
