Re: .changes files without source packages
On Sun, 05 Dec 2010, Paul Wise wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 5:03 AM, Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org> wrote:
>
> > Using dpkg -b directly is still not the right way to build a package.
> > If you don't want to distribute a source package, that's fine don't
> > distribute it. But a debian binary package should always be built from
> > source package, it's the best way to create a policy compliant package
> > because you will use the same tools that all Debian developers are using
> > to create official packages.
> >
> > And then you will have no problem with dpkg-genchanges... it's only
> > designed to work from within an unpacked source package.
>
> It is very unlikely Daniel's work is intended for the Debian archive,
> so there is no need for him to create packages in policy compliant,
> normal or standard way.
Debian policy compliant is our definition of a "good package". And I bet
everybody wants to create good packages.
So let me disagree with you on this one. :-)
Cheers,
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