Re: debian directory included in upstream

[Carlo Segre <segre@iit.edu>]

It then becomes a native debian package with no -# revisions.

C.S.


On Tue, 12 Apr 2005, Miriam Ruiz wrote:

> Hi,
>
> The author of one of the packages I was packaging for
> my own use has asked me to be the maintainer of the
> debian's package. The problem that I found is that in
> latest versions he includes his own version of
> debian's directory inside the original tar.gz file as
> you download it from the web.
>
> I've tried to explain to him the reasons behind doing
> it the proper way, with a diff file, but I don't think
> I was able to do that too well. Quoting him: "The
> reason I added debian subdirectory is to distribute it
> with the source files."
>
> Any suggestions on how to deal with that?
>
> Greetings,
> Miry
>
>
>
>
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