Re: Upstream integration of debian diffs?
On Fri, Nov 05, 1999 at 06:07:50PM +0100, Thomas Schoepf wrote:
> Hi,
>
> the upstream author of one of the packages I maintain offered me to integrate
> my debian diffs into his source code. My diff doesn't patch his sources,
> everything is just in the debian/ subdirectory.
>
> Does such an upstream integration make any sense? Currently I think that this
> only causes more work both for me and for the upstream author, but I could be
> wrong.
Intergrating the debian/ directory can be more of a pain than it's worth.
Usuaully I just ask the upstream to include any patches I made (unless
they are Debian specific) to the main source. The fact the the source
structure for building may change within the near future, makes it less
attractive aswell.
Ben
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