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Re: New README.source documentation for Debian packages



On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 11:15:08AM -0400, Scott Kitterman wrote:
> On Tuesday 29 April 2008 10:31, martin f krafft wrote:
> > Not sure about just symlinking. I'd rather say it should be:
> >
> >   To use this package, you need to install dpatch.
> >
> >   Once installed, please see /usr/share/doc/dpatch/...
> 
> For common patch systems like dpatch or quilt, I guess I don't see what I 
> learn from this that I can't already learn from a quick glance at the 
> build-dep line in debian/control.

Using dpatch doesn't _guarantee_ the relevant debian/rules target is
"patch" though.


Hamish
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Hamish Moffatt VK3SB <hamish@debian.org> <hamish@cloud.net.au>


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