On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 09:25:14 +0100, Mike Hommey wrote: > > I don't see any valid reason to convert packages which already use a > > patch system such as dpatch to the new thing. Debian is in dire need > > of manpower taking care of our core infrastructure, converting > > dpatch-based packages to quilt is a total waste of manpower. > If your dpatches are simply patches and not scripts, converting to 3.0 > (quilt) is a few minutes job: rename the files, rename 00list to series, > adapt its content, remove your patch system from debian/rules, change > the build-deps accordingly, write a debian/source/format file containing > 3.0 (quilt). Done. Or run /usr/share/doc/quilt/examples/dpatch2quilt.sh to cover the first steps (i.e. not the format 3.0). Cheers, gregor -- .''`. http://info.comodo.priv.at/ -- GPG Key IDs: 0x8649AA06, 0x00F3CFE4 : :' : Debian GNU/Linux user, admin, & developer - http://www.debian.org/ `. `' Member of VIBE!AT & SPI, fellow of Free Software Foundation Europe `- NP: Peter Ratzenbeck: Avalon
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