Hi, Thanks for getting up a very nice summary.
> If one consideres the proliferation of build-systems as a sign for the need > of > different people to handle patch-management differently (compare to the > various build systems besides debhelper) then a simple dpkg-source -b > probably won't make the cut for everyone. I agree to your point; I don't think it will be an end-all to have a dpkg supporting multiple source. Considering the freedom of implementation and cost of implementation; I am thinking that a common-alias target for preparing the debian patched source code is the best. As a transition period, I am evaluating whether it is feasible to prepare a list of commands required for each package to be unpacked and patched. regards, junichi -- Junichi Uekawa, Debian Developer 17D6 120E 4455 1832 9423 7447 3059 BF92 CD37 56F4 http://www.netfort.gr.jp/~dancer/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]