Re: Bug#128077: Please mention native source packages in maint-gu ide
On Tue, Jan 08, 2002 at 02:18:09AM -0800, Yves Arrouye wrote:
> > Policy only mentions them in two places, and doesn't explain the term
> > anywhere. Under 'dates in version numbers':
> >
> > Native Debian packages (i.e., packages which have been written
> > especially for Debian) whose version numbers include dates should
> > always use the `YYYYMMDD' format.
>
> It looks (from that and your other email) that there is a discrepancy. "no
> .diff.gz" and "which have been written especially for Debian" are not the
> same thing. I think "which have been written especially for Debian" should
> be replaced with something like "which can be built for Debian without any
> modification," where one may want to make "built for Debian" a bit more
> explicit eventually (e.g. to mention that the result of the build is Debian
> packages).
This is not a discrepancy. The Debian native source package format is only
meant to be used for packages which have been written especially for Debian.
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- mdz
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