RE: What to do when new version available upstream...
On 24-Feb-99 Sudhakar Chandrasekharan wrote:
> What do I typically do when there is a new version available upstream? I
> previously packaged the aspell spell checker version 0.26.2. The new
> upstream version is 0.27.
>
> Do I -
>
> 1. tar zxvf upstream_src.tgz
> 2. Apply the .diff that was generated when I produced 0.26.2 (and get rid
> of the files like changelog, control etc.)
> 3. dh_make and try to build?
>
Depends on the package and what changed. I usally compile and test it as
shipped by the authors, then I just copy my old debian/ dir over and build a
package, modifying whatever needs by.
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