On Fri, Mar 30, 2007 at 12:32:41AM +0200, Romain Beauxis wrote: > Le jeudi 29 mars 2007 18:37, Paul TBBle Hampson a écrit : >> Hmm. I don't actually blindly apply .diff.gz to new upstream versions. I >> usually just copy the debian/ directory across from my old one, inspect >> the .diff.gz for any changes outside the debian/ directory, and consider >> whether they are still needed, and what form they should take. > You have to keep in mind that you will not be the only one to work on your > package. You cannot assume that you'll maintain them forever, and even if it > would be the case, there may have NMUs, or security updates that will need > that another maintainer work on your package. And as I said before, I have seen the opinion expressed by DDs that dpatch makes it harder to do exactly that. And frankly, I can rely on every DD being able to handle the basic Debian packaging system, I don't think I need to expect every DD to grok dpatch, quilt or cdbs (Hell, _I_ don't grok cdbs) in order to make a small change to my package, without good cause. In short, I'm aiming for the lowest common denominator. > According to this, everything that makes your package easier to understand and > handle for an external maintainer is a good thing, and using patches that > explain what they do, one for each different purpose *is* a good packaging > practice. I agree that it's a good packaging practice. I just don't agree that it needs to be applied to every package. -- ----------------------------------------------------------- Paul "TBBle" Hampson, B.Sc, LPI, MCSE On-hiatus Asian Studies student, ANU The Boss, Bubblesworth Pty Ltd (ABN: 51 095 284 361) Paul.Hampson@Pobox.Com Of course Pacman didn't influence us as kids. If it did, we'd be running around in darkened rooms, popping pills and listening to repetitive music. -- Kristian Wilson, Nintendo, Inc, 1989 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.1/au/ -----------------------------------------------------------
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