Re: How a packaging system works
On Tue, Jul 28, 1998 at 04:36:02PM +1000, David Maslen wrote:
>
> So this in effect means I can, download source from the author, then
> easily check for a diff and dsc file, rename the tar file
> program.tar.gz.orig and away I go?
Well, sometimes the tar package does not unpack in a single directory, or
there is no upstream tar ball at all, or you need two tar balls. In this
cases, we repack the tar ball in our way. This is unavoidable.
However, those exceptions are rare, and mostly we are able to use pristine
sources.
Have Fun!
Marcus
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