On 22/06/12 02:48, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > Package: libjs-leaflet > Version: 0.3-1 > Severity: normal > > Debian Policy requires (or only recommends? I don't recall) that if > upstream source is not redistributed as-is then mangling be documented > in debian/copyright. > > Seems from the CDBS hints that libjs-leaflet strips upstream generated > JavaScript files. > > Either this should be documented, or preferrably - as the stripping > seems unnecessary to me - the source should be used as-is, but those > files instead be put aside when building the files used for binary > packaging.
While it is hard to argue this case, in general by excluding these binary files which are rebuilt during the build process from the debian source package results in a source package of smaller size. Is this the policy you are referring to http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-source.html#s-readmesource I don't believe that applies in this case. Do you have reference to best practice or policy for this?
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