Re: RFS: policyd-weight
werner@aloah-from-hell.de writes:
>> +include /usr/share/quilt/quilt.make
>> +build-stamp: $(QUILT_STAMPFN)
>> clean: unpatch
> I had to leave the line "include /usr/share/quilt/quilt.make" otherwise
> the package build fails.
With what error? I guess you did not remove the "unpatch" dependency for
the clean target (it's still in the new package)?
>> debian/README.source is not necessary for packages using a standard
>> format like 3.0 (quilt). You also do not need to build-depend on quilt.
> Deleted the file, mentioned it in debian/changelog. If I remove the build-
> depend on quilt lintian throws me:
> "E: policyd-weight source: missing-build-dependency quilt"
That is probably triggered by the include you still have.
>> A note at the beginning of patches indicating the reason and author for
>> the change would be nice.
> Hm, how do i add comments with quilt to existing patches. Can i directly
> edit the patches or is there another way/tool for it?
You can just edit them and write something to the beginning or use quilt
header -e with the patch you want to comment on top.
There is also a "standard" format for comments:
http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep3/
I especially find references to bug reports useful when looking at
patches at a later time.
Regards,
Ansgar
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