Re: Bug#487437: Please include /etc/dpkg/origins/{debian,default}
On Wed, 27 Aug 2008, Santiago Vila wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Aug 2008, Raphael Hertzog wrote:
>
> > However the symlink should point to ubuntu if base-files is built on
> > Ubuntu and to debian if built on Debian. [...]
>
> Hmm, first it is suggested that this is done in base-files because it
> is easier to fork, but then a procedure is described in which no fork
> is even necessary, except for a "bootstrap".
Forking is always needed to add the new file in "origins".
> What about just setting VENDOR in debian/rules and create postinst using sed?
> Ubuntu would just need to modify a single line in debian/rules (which would
> not be a big problem since base-files is already forked) and no special
> "bootstrap" would be needed.
>
> I'd like to keep it as simple as possible.
Fine for me.
Cheers,
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Raphaël Hertzog
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