reassign 573160 maint-guide
retitle 573160 update document in line with new dpkg "3.0 (quilt)"
thanks

On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 01:39:56PM +0100, Raphael Hertzog wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Mar 2010, Osamu Aoki wrote:
> > If you have good "3.0 (quilt)" example with patches to replace dpatch
> > section, I think we can make "3.0 (quilt)" more popular.
> 
> Define "good". I mean the quilt handling is now done by dpkg-source so
> the source package doesn't contain any quilt logic (so it can't be good or
> bad).

I meant that "good" as good example to use "3.0 (quilt)" format with
multiple patches.
 
> Some "3.0 (quilt)" packages with patches: quilt, ftplib, libxml-mini-perl

I will study them ....
 
> > The following needs updates.
> > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/ch-build.en.html#s-dpatch
> > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/ap-pkg-eg.en.html#s-pkg-dpatch
> 
> Many things need an update indeed. Also -i -I are not needed anymore with
> 3.0 source packages, they are implicit by default.

Oh, I was thiking of them too.  But new handling in debian directory in
original tar ball may needs to be documented too.

> "If package version is not at -0 or -1 Debian revision, you must provide
> dpkg-buildpackage command with the "-sa" option"
> 
> That's also outdated, -sa is needed if the last changelog entry is not the
> first one for the given upstream version.

I see.

> > I do not think we need to advocate dpatch anymore.
> 
> Agreed.
> 
> > PS:  Now discussion is more about maint-guide.  dh-make seems to be
> > fixed for debhelper version issue.
> 
> Reassign the bug?

I did since Craig has updated debhelper version put by his package.  So
no point keeping here.

I CCed him so he will not close this bug accidentally.

Osamu




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