Re: Debian Source distributions (was Re: Intent to package pine-src)
Raul Miller <rdm@test.legislate.com> writes:
> Brederlow <goswin.brederlow@student.uni-tuebingen.de> wrote:
> > Easily, binary packages are .deb filoes, source packages are .dsc
> > files. The ending and its format should be enough to differ between
> > the two.
>
> Source packages aren't single files.
The dsc file can be used as an unique name of a source. From that all
other source files can be deduced. Having the name and path for the
dsc file, one can build the complete package.
May the Source be with you.
Mrvn
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