retitle 675979 dpkg-buildpackage: --no-unapply-patches should be the default severity 675979 wishlist block 675979 by 643043 tags 675979 + wontfix quit
Santiago Vila wrote: > On Mon, 4 Jun 2012, Jonathan Nieder wrote: >> Thanks again for explaining, and sorry for the ramble. I think this >> is a duplicate of one of the two following bugs: >> >> #643043 dpkg-buildpackage: --no-unapply-patches to keep patches applied >> #649531 dpkg-buildpackage -T: manpage should explain need to run >> "dpkg-source --before-build" first >> >> Do you agree? > > They are basically the same, yes. Unfortunately, none of the previous > submitters seem to have succeeded at convincing you the maintainers > that this default behaviour is suboptimal and inconsistent. So, I wish > this report not to be considered "just a duplicate". Thanks. Got it. I'm tagging this as wontfix to document the current state as I understand it, but that doesn't mean that the bug is in fact not going to be fixed. I imagine the dpkg maintainers wouldn't mind a good proposal with a strong enough rationale to ensure there would not be a backlash leading to the default being flipped again (and again, and...) when another fraction of the audience wakes up and makes their needs known. In the short term, interested parties can help by getting the --no-unapply-patches behavior working even if it is not the default. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
