Re: native/non-nativ Package

[Peter S Galbraith <GalbraithP@dfo-mpo.gc.ca>]

M G Berberich wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> as far as I got it, a package with a version containing a '-X' is a
> native package.
> 
> I packaged a programm (of myself). It contains a debian-directory and
> I can generate a native source-package out of the source, giving
> ppplog_0.7.tar.gz and ppplog_0.7.dsc. If I change the version from 0.7
> to 0.7-1 I get ppplog_0.7-1.tar.gz, ppplog_0.7-1.dsc and no diff? I
> have expected getting an empty ppplog_0.7-1.diff.gz.

Rename your ppplog_0.7.tar.gz file as ppplog_0.7.orig.tar.gz and
you will get a diff file.

> If it has a version-number of 0.7-1, but the source-package has no
> diff, is it still a non-native package?

I guess not, if there's no diff.

Peter