Re: Patching Upstream Source
On Sun, Jan 04, 2009 at 02:49:31AM -0600, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote:
> Can changes need to be made to files provided by upstream, e.g. a
> Debian-specific patch or a patch not yet integrated upstream, be done in
> the .diff.gz and be compliant with Standards-Version 3.8.0? Or, do they
> need to be done as part of the patch target in debian/rules, e.g. via
> dpatch?
I believe either are fine, as far as policy is concerned. However
unless you have trivial patches you will find using dpatch makes life so
much easier.
I used to just use the old diff.gz way (hey, it was the only way then)
and switched to using dpatch. Now I only ever use dpatch. It is a lot
easier to handle the patches that way. The dpatch files are still in
the diff.gz anyhow.
- Craig
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