On Fri, 28 Aug 2009, martin f krafft wrote: > 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.
Not really, we can't modify Lenny's dpkg. Furthermore the sane coexistence with other patch system rely on the fact that dpkg-source does nothing with the content of debian/patches unless there's a series file. Otherwise switching to the new format by default would break many more packages. > No. I just challenged your use of "good" when it comes to patches. Well, there's only one upstream source code and all patches we use should end up applied on it. 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
