Bug#823584: [PATCH] Correct top-level directory name in repackaged tarballs

[Tormod Volden <debian.tormod@gmail.com>]

On Fri, May 6, 2016 at 7:39 PM, Jakub Wilk wrote:
> * Tormod Volden, 2016-05-06, 11:21:
>>
>>
>> -<filename><replaceable>packagename</replaceable>-<replaceable>upstream-version</replaceable>.orig</filename>
>> as the
>>
>> +<filename><replaceable>packagename</replaceable>-<replaceable>upstream-version</replaceable>+dfsg</filename>
>> as the
>
>
> NACK. That would be misleading if the tarball was repacked for reason
> unrelated to DFSG.

So is it current practice, and policy, to use .orig? How misleading is that? :)

I thought it was a typo in the above text.

>
> Once we fix #560287, we could perhaps say that the directory should be:
>
> <packagename>-<upstream-version>-<repack-suffix>

What is the repack-suffix?

>
> or something similar.
>
> Related bugs: #470960

Oh, reading that report: Exactly my point. And now 7 years and still
counting. So while waiting to decide which of the good solutions are
best, let's leave the worst and obvious wrong in place.

Tormod

PS. I didn't think about it initially, but I guess "NACK" means
"thanks for your patch and your interest in the developer reference,
but I don't think this is the best solution."

>
> --
> Jakub Wilk