Re: New source package formats now available
On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 11:30:45AM +0100, Raphael Hertzog wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Nov 2009, Mike Hommey wrote:
> > On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 10:48:14AM +0100, Raphael Hertzog wrote:
> > > Because you want the patch to be clearly identified and to carry its
> > > meta-information. Or because maybe you're applying 2 separate patches in
> > > the same NMU upload.
> >
> > "Fixing cosmetic issues or changing the packaging style in NMUs is
> > discouraged."
> >
> > Adding a patching system is surely changing the packaging style.
>
> Exactly, that is why 1.0 is less NMU-friendly than 3.0 (quilt)... you
> can't do the right thing in a NMU, either you break the above rule or
> you have to meld patches in the .diff.gz with no other information
> than what you put in the changelog.
No, you don't have to "meld patches in the .diff.gz", you just do your
changes, put an entry in debian/changelog and do dpkg-source -b. Nothing
more. It's actually much more NMU-friendly than having to deal with a
patch system.
OTOH, 3.0 (quilt) is a patch system without being one, so it is a bit
less pain. But it is not more NMU-friendly than plain 1.0. It is more
NMU-friendly than 1.0 + patch system, though.
Mike
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