Re: [PATCH] proposed v3 source format using .git.tar.gz

[Ian Jackson <ian@davenant.greenend.org.uk>]

Manoj Srivastava writes ("Re: [PATCH] proposed v3 source format using .git.tar.gz"):
>         Well, this is tricky. I am not sure how the NMU'er communicates
>  with the developer; I assume it is by sending in a diff. If so, this
>  works with an arch checked out dir, and unmodified dpkg.

Ideally the NMUer would simply upload and would not need to send a
diff to the BTS.

The maintainer would fetch the source from the archive and would be
able commit the NMUers changes and then merge etc. appropriately.

Ian.