Re: makefile

[Sandro Tosi <morph@debian.org>]

On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 21:33, Jaromír Mikeš <mira.mikes@seznam.cz> wrote:
>> Od: Jonathan Wiltshire <debian@jwiltshire.org.uk>
>
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > Is it allowed to edit makefile?
>>
>> Yes, in the manner of [1]. If you do it this way, you will see your
>> changes appear in the .diff.gz when you build the package.
>>
>> Or, if you want to keep the source pristine, use a patch system: dpatch
>> or quilt [2].
>>
>> [1] http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/ch-modify.en.html
>> [2] http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/ch-build.en.html#s-dpatch
>
> I am going [2] this way
> I prepared makefile.patch ... put it in debian/patches
> How to edit my debian/rules file ?
> Quotation:
> add header using `dpatch patch-template' command
> Where?
> Quotation:
> Add the patch filenames to debian/patches/00list (for dpatch)
> Should I create this file?

Ok this ml is for mentoring, but use google and read doc before asking
every single question you face. For the point above, see [1].

[1] http://packaging-handbook.alioth.debian.org/wiki/PatchSystems/

Regards,
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