Re: Standard to indicate repacking in version numbers?
Felipe Sateler <fsateler@gmail.com> writes:
> Russ Allbery wrote:
>> However, ideally the steps should be *automated* and put into
>> debian/rules get-orig-source, in which case you don't have to give
>> detailed steps in either location and can simply refer to the automated
>> procedure in debian/rules get-orig-source, which if used by the
>> maintainer also has the benefit of being tested.
> While get-orig-source gives the steps used to repack it, it does not
> give the rationale behind those steps. A text explanation of why you
> repacked is still necessary.
Sure. And that should go into debian/copyright, IMO.
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Russ Allbery (rra@debian.org) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>
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