Bug#44329: marked as done (this package is not native)
On Sun, Nov 12, 2000 at 07:32:37PM +1100, Herbert Xu wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 12, 2000 at 06:30:29PM +1100, Hamish Moffatt wrote:
> >
> > .orig.tar.gz implies an original upstream source archive, which doesn't
> > apply to that package. If a .tar.gz isn't suitable, then nothing is,
> > in which case this should be discussed on Debian policy.
>
> A .orig.tar.gz has the advantage that you can clearly see what the Debian
> modification over the upstream source is, even in the case of an
> assembled upstream source. This has also been the historical practice.
True.
Hamish
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