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Re: i386.changes vs source.changes



Malte Forkel wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I recently noticed that when I'm packaging software sometimes a
> i386.changes file gets created, and sometimes a source.changes file gets
> created.
> 
> I couldn't find an explanation in the New Maintainer's Guide or in the
> Policy Manual. I guess its something to do with the setup or type of the
> package, but can't figure out what. Also, I'm curious about the
> ramifications for the local repository I store these packages in.
> 
> Could someone please explain?

I guess that the source.changes file does not mention the binary
package(s) while the i386.changes file does?

changes files are used for uploading: only what's mentioned in there
will be uploaded...

Cheers

Luk


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