Package: gnulib Severity: wishlist The current logic of dh_gnulib_patch to try each patch in a .d sub-directory and pick one patch that applies. It was suggested to use a more clever method to pick the "right" patch. One more clever approach would be "git merge --is-ancestor" to programtically figure out which patch to apply.
I'm opening a bug report so this idea is not forgotten, even if not implemented now. One concern with the --is-ancestor approach is that there is no requirement to use gnulib from a git clone, and currently dh_patch_gnulib works without that assumption. This may not be an important limitation though. /Simon
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