Hi Allard, On 10/05/2010 10:14 AM, Allard Hoeve wrote: > Today I was trying to apply a patch to the latest Debian package in squeeze. > Unfortunately, the patch didn't immediately apply. This led me to investigate > why.
What kind of patch, and from what source (BTS, third party, ...)? > That part was hard, since the Debian patch is one big hunk of diff :) That is > fine, but it would be better if you could split your Debian patch into quilt > patches so reviewing them is made easier. I'm aware of this problem, which is why the conversion to source format "3.0 (quilt)" has already taken place (see SVN branches/sf3). There are many good reasons why the official package hasn't been converted to this yet -- too many to list here. All I can say is that I hope to have a clean 4.1 release (where I'm focusing my efforts) ready soon now. > I know you have an SCM, but for people who use the package on their systems, > trying to apply a patch, it would be much easier if you could split patches > into smaller parts. If you need help, you an also email me directly or file a bug in the BTS if you patch is for a specific feature. Christian
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