Re: question about build a package

["Rodolfo García Peñas (kix)" <kix@kix.es>]

Pol Hallen <debiandevelml@fuckaround.org> escribió:

> Hi all! This is my first post :-)
>
> I try to patch postfix and I want be sure that my procedure is correct :-)
>
> apt-get source postfix and I see:
>
> f 215552 Jun  3 13:35 postfix_2.7.1-1+squeeze1.diff.gz
> f 1754 Jun  3 13:35 postfix_2.7.1-1+squeeze1.dsc
> d 4096 Jun  3 13:35 postfix-2.7.1
> f 3418747 Jun  3 13:35 postfix_2.7.1.orig.tar.gz
>
> I go to postfix-2.7.1 dir and I patch:
>
> patch -p1 < patch.x.y.z
>
> everything ok
>
> to rebuild I do:
>
> dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -uc -us
>
> and I've a new postfix package
>
> A question: the dir of postfix (created by system after apt-get source
> postfix), is already patched with debian patches? or I need compile debian
> patches to that dir?
>
> Thanks and sorry for banal question :-/
>
> Pol

Hi Pol,

probably you should patch the package using "quilt". You have more
info here: http://wiki.debian.org/UsingQuilt and here
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/modify.en.html

Cheers,
kix

Rodolfo García Peñas (kix)
http://www.kix.es/