Re: debian ocaml task force - what to put on SVN?
Stefano Zacchiroli <zack@debian.org> writes:
> I think that this can be the last question we need to answer before
> starting the project[1]?
>
> I found rather tricky to use CVS for full handling of debian package of
> which we are not also upstream authors. I've used a bit cvs-buildpackage
> but I've not found it very handy.
>
> So my proposal is to keep on the Alioth SVN server only the diffs from
> the original tarball, eventually including in the debian directory a
> file which mention against which upstream version those diffs have to be
> applied.
>
> In case of simple packages which requires no changes to upstream
> directory we can keep simply the debian subdirectory, in other case I'm
> not sure what to do, but I guess we can use the "other way"(TM) to
> package debian stuff which I've seen in packages like X or similar.
>
> Those packages include the original tarball as is and a set of patch
> which are applied by don-t-remember-which debian tools during the
> package building process.
>
> I've never used this system but I will be very happy to learn something
> new (in addition to SVN :-)
>
> What do you think about it?
It is a very good idea.
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Rémi Vanicat
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