On 01/13/2014 03:49 PM, Malte Forkel wrote:
Hello,
I'm testing some changes to an existing package which is using format
3.0 (quilt). I have split my changes into two patches: One modifies the
original source, one adapts files in the debian directory.
This approach fails when I build the package due to the way dpkg-source
build the source package. As described in dpkg-source(1), it extracts
the original tarball into a temporary directory, copies the existing
debian directory and then applies all patches. But since the files in
debian have already been patched, dpkg-source fails because my second
patch can not be applied twice.
There were three reasons for my approach: I would still like to be able
to build versions of the package without the changes I'm currently
testing. Plus, I would to easily reapply my changes when a new version
of the package is available. And finally, I thought the two patches were
a convenient format for passing along my changes to non-Debian and
Debian users, e.g. to the "upstream packager".
How would you handle this?
Thanks
Malte
Hi Malte,
I am also interested in possible solutions, but I would use git with 2
branches - one for debian package, and one for the modified version.
This way by switching between branches you can build packages you need.
Regards,
Alex
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