Re: Removing files from source tree

[Goswin Brederlow <goswin.brederlow@student.uni-tuebingen.de>]

Michael-John Turner <mj@energetic.uct.ac.za> writes:

> Hi all
> 
> I'm busy packaging rrdtool ATM and it includes a full copy of gd 1.2 in
> the source tree. I will modify it to link to gd dynamically (and set the 
> requires: on the package accordingly, etc). Should I remove the now-unneeded 
> gd source from the source tree or not? It would save a little space, but 
> then the source wouldn't be pristine.
> 
> I'm in favour of leaving it in, but what do the rest of you feel?

Do you have a pristine source.tar with md5sum or signature? If so,
thats the orig.tar you have to use to create the orig.tar.gz,
otherwise you could remove the stuff.

The best thing is to contact the author and ask him to include your
changes.

May the Source be with you.
			Goswin