Re: update excuses.. how to read them
Daniel,
On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Daniel Kobras wrote:
> > I don't quite see *why* they don't fit. For one, I'd expect the -1 version
> > to have at least a diff of debian/changelog with the parameters for the
> > current release. For another, while I haven't tested that, I don't quite
> > see why an empty diff would be a problem.
> There's no diff to the changelog because it is already included in the
> upstream sources. I (currently) maintain both of them after all. And I'd
> like e.g. potato users to build uptodate .debs for their system by just
> grabbing the .tar.gz and rebuilding. But anyway, the zero diff isn't a
> problem technically, it just looks quite awkward to me, and I fear it
> might confuse some users who happen to look at the diff. But if others
> think this is okay, it's also fine by me.
Do you always release a new version of the tarball whenever you need to make
changes to the debian/ directory?
Regards,
Steve Langasek
postmodern programmer
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