On Fri, 28 Aug 2009, martin f krafft wrote: > I think the series file adds functionality, but unless that > functionality is actually used, it is mainly redundancy and thus > a source of errors. > > It would be cool if quilt would know what to do in the absence of > a series file, and that might be to process debian/patches and apply > patches in run-parts-order.
I don't agree with this change at all. It's going to break all sorts of expectations... starting with dpkg-source and its usage of quilt in the new format. > Furthermore, arch-specific subdirectories could be used for > architectures. What for? You can put patches in such directories but a good patch is one that can be always applied even if it's an arch-specific fix. Thus you should not need multiple series. > I think that this would make the series file obsolete in most cases, > but it could still be used if needed (e.g. arch-specific patches > amidst arch-all patches). I don't see a reason to change quilt's design to go in this direction. I suggest tagging this bug wontfix. Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
