[developers-reference] 02/03: clarify how the patch should be made for p-u

[Antoine Beaupré <anarcat@moszumanska.debian.org>]

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commit 6d8601bf8adb048e9239b56824e092b5528c76bb
Author: Antoine Beaupré <anarcat@debian.org>
Date:   Mon Oct 3 10:11:53 2016 -0400

    clarify how the patch should be made for p-u
---
 pkgs.dbk | 9 ++++++---
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pkgs.dbk b/pkgs.dbk
index 5391dd1..4d023d5 100644
--- a/pkgs.dbk
+++ b/pkgs.dbk
@@ -314,9 +314,12 @@ To ensure that your upload will be accepted, you should discuss the changes
 with the stable release team before you upload. For that, file a bug against
 the <systemitem role="package">release.debian.org</systemitem> pseudo-package
 using <command>reportbug</command>, including the patch you want to
-apply to the package version currently in <literal>stable</literal>. Always
-be verbose and detailed in your changelog entries for uploads to the
-<literal>stable</literal> distribution (e.g. `&codename-stable;').
+apply to the package version currently in <literal>stable</literal>.
+The patch should be a <command>debdiff</command> (see <xref
+linkend="debdiff"/>) against the current version in
+<literal>stable</literal>. Always be verbose and detailed in your
+changelog entries for uploads to the <literal>stable</literal>
+distribution (e.g. `&codename-stable;').
 </para>
 <para>
 Extra care should be taken when uploading to <literal>stable</literal>.

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