On Wed, Sep 26, 2007 at 09:54:26AM +0200, Raphael Hertzog wrote: > On Tue, 25 Sep 2007, Brendan O'Dea wrote: > > So, while dpkg-source needs to be able to parse W&P format, the task > > of creating it should fall to tools better suited to the job: think > > git-buildpackage and other such tools which should have knowledge of a > > discrete set of patches/changesets. > > I'm not sure I like this idea... I'd rather have those tools generate the > debian/source file (or more generally interface with a dpkg API to define > how the package should be built).
I would agree with this. This should avoid too much doubled code in all tools that might want to use the new format. Plus a working reference implementation (that doesn't need to be very user friendly, just as complete as possible) would probably do wonders for testing and advertising of the new format. Gruesse, -- Frank Lichtenheld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> www: http://www.djpig.de/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
