> > Especially given the dpatch-edit-patch -b flag, dpatch-convert-diffgz > > should not be limited to running with dpkg-buildpackage. Some obvious > > alternatives would be: > > > > a) process an existing .diff.gz (probably good even if b is done as well) > > b) allow the build command to be customized (svn-buildpackage, &cetera) > > dpatch-edit-patch -b and dpatch-convert-diffgz will probably not > work together well;
I disagree. I should always be able to migrate an old package to dpatch
with the use of dpatch-convert-diffgz, and then continue from then on
editing patches with dpatch-edit-patch.
> Show me some code and I'll consider.
Well, here are some ideas:
1) Allow the user to direct you to an existing diffgz:
dpatch-convert-diffgz --dont-build --diffgzpath=../build-area ...
(Of course --diffgzpath could imply --dont-build, and --dont-build
could assume that --diffgzpath=../ .)
2) Allow the user to specify a custom build command:
dpatch-convert-diffgz --builder=svn-buildpackage
--diffgzpath=../build-area ...
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