On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 09:50:11PM +0000, bastien ROUCARIES wrote: > Package: debian-policy > Version: 3.9.5.0 > Severity: important > control: block -1 by 736873 > > According to ftp masters see #736873: > >> For implementing automatic detection fo sourceless file particularly > >> minified javascript, I need some clarification about correcting > >> sourceless file. > >> > >> They are two schools on the archive: > >> - some repack the origin tarball adding the missing source to it > >> - some add it to debian patch on subdirectory debian/missing-source > > > >Either way satisfies the requirement that we ship the source. Personally > >I prefer adding missing sources to the upstream tarball: > > > > - Upstream can do it too! > > - If source and non-source are in different locations, it's easier to > > miss the source and (needlessly) reject the package. > > - The source isn't duplicated in every .diff.gz/.debian.tar.* (though > > this only really matters for larger sources). > > > >Ansgar > > Could we document it ?
Document what ? Both approach are valid. Cheers, -- Bill. <ballo...@debian.org> Imagine a large red swirl here. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
