Re: Bug#20471: patch to check rdepends on unpack

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

Raphael Hertzog writes ("Re: Bug#20471: patch to check rdepends on unpack"):
> I just did that locally and attached is the corresponding patch (created
> by git-format-patch for easy inclusion). I adjusted the commit log, the
> changelog and fixed some trailing spaces (that the pre-commit hook
> forbid me to commit).

Firstly, surely applying patches, rather than merging using the RCS,
defeats the purpose of using the RCS ?

Secondly, what is wrong with a bit of trailing whitespace ?

Ian.