Re: dpkg-source: cannot represent change
On Tue, Mar 02, 1999 at 12:31:54PM +0100, Richard Braakman wrote:
> Turbo Fredriksson wrote:
> > Adrian Bridgett <adrian.bridgett@zetnet.co.uk> wrote:
> > > On Mon, Mar 01, 1999 at 01:59:25PM +0100, Turbo Fredriksson wrote:
> > > > Anything I can do to override this? It's on purpose, so that I don't
> > > > have to include the whole pike/0.6 tree (the 'pike_0.6.110.orig.tar.gz'
> > > > tarball)...
> > >
> > > -rm pike/0.6
> > > (or whatever the file is)
> >
> > That is not a fix, that is to break my point. See above, it's intentional,
> > that link...
> >
> > That's why I want to OVERRIDE it...
>
> You can't. The diff file format cannot represent this.
> What Adrian probably meant is that you rm the symbolic link in the
> clean target, and recreate it in the build target.
Yep. When the package was made, either an automated script or you yourself
made the symlink. dpkg does "debian/rules clean", does a diff and then
"debian/rules binary". The symlink needs to be removed in the "clean" stage
(but don't crash if it doesn't exist - hence the "-" before "rm". If the
symlink is made automatically then fine, if you created it, then just add
"ln -s ..." in the "binary" section of "debian/rules".
> Of course, this is going to be an icky solution either way, because
> it means your package can't autobuild.
Eh - why not.
Adrian
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