From bounce-debian-mentors=bremner=unb.ca@lists.debian.org Sat Aug 02 20:44:04 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: bremner@pivot.cs.unb.ca Delivery-date: Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:44:04 -0300 Received: from mailserv2.unb.ca ([131.202.1.10]) by pivot.cs.unb.ca with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1KPQlV-0001fo-27 for bremner@pivot.cs.unb.ca; Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:44:04 -0300 Received: from mx3.nbpei-ecn.ca (mx3.nbpei-ecn.ca [198.164.163.196]) by mailserv2.unb.ca (8.13.6.20060614/8.13.6) with ESMTP id m72Nhr6p016863 for ; Sat, 2 Aug 2008 20:43:55 -0300 Received: from mx3.nbpei-ecn.ca (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by localhost (Postfix) with SMTP id 385CD104FE6 for ; Sat, 2 Aug 2008 20:43:53 -0300 (ADT) Received: from liszt.debian.org (liszt.debian.org [82.195.75.100]) by mx3.nbpei-ecn.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id CDA351044AC for ; Sat, 2 Aug 2008 20:43:52 -0300 (ADT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by liszt.debian.org (Postfix) with QMQP id 5FB552D023F; Sat, 2 Aug 2008 23:43:50 +0000 (UTC) Old-Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on liszt.debian.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-11.3 required=4.0 tests=LDOSUBSCRIBER,LDO_WHITELIST, MENTORSRFS,MURPHY_DRUGS_REL8 autolearn=failed version=3.2.3 X-Original-To: lists-debian-mentors@liszt.debian.org Delivered-To: lists-debian-mentors@liszt.debian.org Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by liszt.debian.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B8B32D024A for ; Sat, 2 Aug 2008 23:43:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: from liszt.debian.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (lists.debian.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 2525) with ESMTP id 11018-37 for ; Sat, 2 Aug 2008 23:43:41 +0000 (UTC) X-policyd-weight: using cached result; rate: -7 Received: from ciao.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.229.2]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by liszt.debian.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D9502D023F for ; Sat, 2 Aug 2008 23:43:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1KPQl3-0002Km-As for debian-mentors@lists.debian.org; Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:43:33 +0000 Received: from eth595.vic.adsl.internode.on.net ([150.101.214.82]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:43:33 +0000 Received: from ben+debian by eth595.vic.adsl.internode.on.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:43:33 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: debian-mentors@lists.debian.org From: Ben Finney Subject: Re: RFS: scrot (updated package) Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 09:43:24 +1000 Lines: 23 Message-ID: <87tze37zkz.fsf@benfinney.id.au> References: <20080802052053.GO14057@debianrules.debiancolombia.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: eth595.vic.adsl.internode.on.net X-Public-Key-ID: 0xBD41714B X-Public-Key-Fingerprint: 9CFE 12B0 791A 4267 887F 520C B7AC 2E51 BD41 714B X-Public-Key-URL: http://www.benfinney.id.au/contact/bfinney-gpg.asc X-Post-From: Ben Finney User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.2 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:rtmHH/CEzw3YjJSI0C+WxdKSOFg= Sender: news X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.93.3, clamav-milter version 0.93.3 on mailserv2.unb.ca X-Virus-Scanned: at lists.debian.org with policy bank en-lt X-Amavis-Spam-Status: No, score=-7.28 tagged_above=3.6 required=5.3 tests=[BAYES_00=-2, LDO_WHITELIST=-5, MENTORSRFS=-0.3, MURPHY_DRUGS_REL8=0.02] X-Rc-Virus: 2007-09-13_01 X-Rc-Spam: 2007-10-04_01 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-From: debian-mentors@lists.debian.org X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/42460 X-Loop: debian-mentors@lists.debian.org List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Precedence: list Resent-Sender: debian-mentors-request@lists.debian.org Resent-Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2008 23:43:50 +0000 (UTC) X-PMX-Version: 5.4.2.338381, Antispam-Engine: 2.6.0.325393, Antispam-Data: 2008.8.2.232604 X-PerlMx-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='BODY_SIZE_1000_1099 0, BODY_SIZE_5000_LESS 0, __BOUNCE_CHALLENGE_SUBJ 0, __CT 0, __CTE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_LIST_HEADER 0, __HAS_LIST_HELP 0, __HAS_LIST_SUBSCRIBE 0, __HAS_LIST_UNSUBSCRIBE 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __HIGHBITS 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __USER_AGENT 0' X-Virus-Status: Clean Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by mailserv2.unb.ca id m72Nhr6p016863 X-Sender-Verified: bounce-debian-mentors=bremner=unb.ca@lists.debian.org An=C3=ADbal Monsalve Salazar writes: > All other upstream files should be modified with patches. Or by some other method that results in the Debian source package format, with a pristine upstream tarball and all maintainer changes in the .diff.gz. > So, Please put those cahnges in a series of patches in > debian/patches and build depend on quilt. Or use some other method (e.g. a VCS and the corresponding command foovcs-buildpackage) to track differences from upstream and generate the changes for the Debian package. The "quilt" format is favoured by many, but is certainly not mandatory nor even "best practice". --=20 \ =E2=80=9CFor fast acting relief, try slowing down.=E2=80=9D =E2=80= =94Jane Wagner, via | `\ Lily Tomlin | _o__) | Ben Finney --=20 To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-REQUEST@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian= .org