Re: More typos in new man pages
Hi,
On Fri, 18 Apr 2008, Helge Kreutzmann wrote:
> Ah, ok, thanks. I got another one where I'm not sure the meaning is
> right. It is in dpkg-source when you describe the format 3.0 (git)
> and 3.0 (bzr). You state there in the end:
> "Then the VCS specific part of the source directory is copied over to a "
> "temporary directory. Before being packed in a tarball, various cleanup are "
> "done to save space."
>
> I would have expected that the part *not* specific to the VCS is
> copied.
Heh, no, the git/bzr formats are VCS repositories in a tarball. So it's
really the VCS specific part that is saved, and it's used to restore a
clean checkout on extract.
> Also I would clarify the last sentece to state exactly what gets
> packed. My suggestion would be:
> Before this temporary directory is packed in a tarball, ...
I don't mind, change it if you find it it really clearer.
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