Re: jquery debate with upstream
On 03/18/2014 01:20, Matthias Urlichs wrote:
> Scott Kitterman:
>> Oh. So you think to meet the DFSG we need to provide a copy of the VCS
>> repository since the tarball isn't the preferred form of modification?
>
> Actually, if we really want to strictly +literally interpret the DFSG,
> then yes, tarballs (or the directory trees they represent) are no longer
> "the preferred form of modification" when everybody uses a DVCS like git.
>
> Upstream tarballs frequently contain generated cruft. Configure scripts,
> for instance. Nobody in their right mind would modify these and nobody
> removes these from upstream tarballs either.
Actually I started to remove configure scripts from upstream (at least
when I have to repack it anyway) or just use git-archive to generate the
source tarball. It makes it much easier to review diffs between
different releases.
Ansgar
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