Re: 1.2 source archive and packaging issues
> 'J.H.M.Dassen wrote:'
> >Bruce wrote:
> >> Also, we should think about source packaging again. We are welcome to take
> >> anything we want from RPM source packaging, if that would help.
> >
> >RPM has the advantage that it include _pristine_ source (identical
> >(cmp or md5sum-wise) to the upstream sources, which are patched during
> >the build process. IMO this is what we should work towards to.
>
> These are a venerable goals. But I like that the Debian source packages
> can be untarred by anyone without dpkg and/or rpm installed.
Yes, this is very useful (and would even be more so if the source is
pristine).
> And if we
> were to force use of dpkg for installing the source code, I'd like more
> freedom over which directory/partition the source ends up in than rpm
> allows.
Of course.
> Anyway those are the two advantages of Debian's current source
> packaging that I hope we don't abandon.
There has been some discussion earlier on about pristine source, and
how to debianize it;
you may want to check out the following:
- "1.0 issues: Packaging (esp. source)" thread in October 1995:
Start: http://www.debian.org/Lists-Archives/debian-devel-9510/msg00460.html
- "Debian for Linux/{non-i386} / source packaging" thread in September 1995:
Start: http://www.debian.org/Lists-Archives/debian-devel-9509/msg00159.html
Greetings,
Ray
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