On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 10:42 PM, Bill Allombert <ballo...@debian.org> wrote: > 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.
I means document how to treat missing files, and where to add missing source. Actually lintian check debian/missing-source, debian/missing-source/$dirnameofcompiledsource/$basenameofcompiledsource.sourceext for missing sources and local directory. It will help to have missing source check more consistant and document the wish of ftpmaster (that accept both but prefer repack). Bastien > 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
