Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I don't think you can speak to what tools we do or do not have. The fact > is, we import most Debian source packages unmodified, and do not have any > such tool for modifying them.
It's really a very short perl script, or a simple modification in C to the dpkg-building tools. Indeed, if you said, "hey, we would like to do this, but need someone to write the tool for us" you might well find volunteers. >> Since you are rebuilding the package, you *must* change the version number >> *anyway*. It is not correct to recompile, and leave the version number >> alone. > > I don't agree. This isn't even the case within Debian. Binary-only NMUs > don't modify the source package, even though the binaries are recompiled. Actually, binary-only NMUs, after the first compilation, *do* get new version numbers. > I do expect, however, for this decision to be taken with regard to all > Debian derivatives, and not to single out Ubuntu with a different set of > criteria. No other Debian derivative, as far as I'm aware, says that it cooperates fully with Debian. Thomas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]