also sprach Raphael Hertzog <hert...@debian.org> [2009.08.28.2244 +0200]: > dpkg-source reimplements basic quilt functionalities to be able to > work without it (patch application/addition of a new patch at the > end) and uses quilt opportunistically when it's available... if > you change the logic of quilt wrt series files, both won't be in > sync and you can expect problems. The documented behaviour of > dpkg-source will not match reality depending if quilt is installed > or not.
We're still at a point where we can make changes. I've invited Neil Williams to put his view to his. Neil, please read the bug report and comment. Or let us know if you don't deem it necessary, please. > > > 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 am afraid there are situations where you cannot prevent > > a conflict other than through ordering, no matter how "good" > > your patches are. > > I don't get it. Do you suppose that you can't update patches to > bring all in a single series? No. I just challenged your use of "good" when it comes to patches. They will invariably depend upon each other, at some point, maybe. But this is tangential. -- .''`. martin f. krafft <madd...@d.o> Related projects: : :' : proud Debian developer http://debiansystem.info `. `'` http://people.debian.org/~madduck http://vcs-pkg.org `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fixing systems "of course the music is a great difficulty. you see, if one plays good music, people don't listen, and if one plays bad music people don't talk." -- oscar wilde
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