Package: dpkg-dev Version: 1.15.5.6 Severity: normal File: /usr/bin/dpkg-source
Hi, when dpkg-source creates the .pc directory for 3.0 (quilt) packages, the ..quilt_patches and .quilt_series are populated with absolute paths. quilt itself uses paths relative to the current directory (that would be debian/patches and debian/patches/series for a 3.0 (quilt) package). The problem with absolute paths is that they break when the extracted and patched source is moved or copied, where it's more problematic in the latter case because you manipulate patches outside debian/patches without noticing. If there is no reason that requires absolute paths, I'd like too see this changed. Otherwise (or additionally) dpkg-source should check that the .quilt_* files in .pc still refer to a location inside the tree and throw warnings/errors otherwise. Andreas -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers stable APT policy: (800, 'stable'), (700, 'testing'), (600, 'unstable'), (130, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-3-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages dpkg-dev depends on: ii base-files 5.1 Debian base system miscellaneous f ii binutils 2.20.1-2 The GNU assembler, linker and bina ii bzip2 1.0.5-4 high-quality block-sorting file co ii dpkg 1.15.5.6 Debian package management system ii libtimedate-perl 1.2000-1 collection of modules to manipulat ii lzma 4.43-14 Compression method of 7z format in ii make 3.81-7 An utility for Directing compilati ii patch 2.6-2 Apply a diff file to an original ii perl [perl5] 5.10.1-11 Larry Wall's Practical Extraction ii perl-modules 5.10.1-11 Core Perl modules ii xz-utils 4.999.9beta+20100307-1 XZ-format compression utilities Versions of packages dpkg-dev recommends: ii build-essential 11.4 Informational list of build-essent ii fakeroot 1.14.4-1 Gives a fake root environment ii gcc [c-compiler] 4:4.4.2-3 The GNU C compiler ii gcc-4.2 [c-compiler] 4.2.4-6 The GNU C compiler ii gcc-4.3 [c-compiler] 4.3.4-8 The GNU C compiler ii gcc-4.4 [c-compiler] 4.4.3-5 The GNU C compiler ii gnupg 1.4.10-2 GNU privacy guard - a free PGP rep ii gpgv 1.4.10-2 GNU privacy guard - signature veri Versions of packages dpkg-dev suggests: ii debian-keyring [debian-mainta 2009.11.04 GnuPG (and obsolete PGP) keys of D -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
