Re: How to adjust the source before a build?
On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 3:36 AM, Paul Elliott
<pelliott@blackpatchpanel.com> wrote:
>
> I have an upstream source that was not really designed for Linux builds, (the
> author is primarily interested in Windblows, but he has GPLed the source), but
> can be made to work with some adjustments. (Like move or rename a bunch of
> files, or unpack some nested tarballs.) What is the standard build system hook
> to do this kind of stuff? At what point to I stop making adjustments and
> resource the source?
>
>
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Hi there, Paul,
In this case, it might actually be a good idea to fork the project,
and release code "next to" his. That way you can provide a clean
.tar.gz that both Debian and other communities (such as Red Hat) may
use, if they'd like.
You can also make changes without worrying about policy down here in
Debian (which is very strict about this sort of thing), or have to
maintain a *huge* delta against the package.
Good luck! I say fork!
-Paul
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