Re: lintian warning - configure-generated-file-in-source
On 9/5/07, Raphael Geissert <atomo64+debian@gmail.com> wrote:
> > What is the best method to solve this problem? it's a good solution to
> > repackage the tar.gz? and in this case I have to add a suffix like
> > foo-0.1+dsfg.orig.tar.gz?
>
> I would first try to contact upstream and ask him to reupload the
> clean package.
Mention the 'make dist' cmd to them and ask them to use it. Unless
automake isn't used, then make dist may not be as useful, in which
case, get upstream to fix their make dist.
--
bye,
pabs
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