On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 1:40 PM, Daniel Pocock <dan...@pocock.pro> wrote: > > > > I've just added some comments on my blog about tracking upstream > tarballs that need to be repackaged and automating whatever we can: > > http://danielpocock.com/automatically-creating-repackaged-upstream-tarballs-for-debian > > Given all the recent issues with popular packages containing minified > JavaScript and other sourceless files, I'm hoping to get feedback from > people about how the solution can be generalized to help as many > developers as possible. > > In the Java world, some of these things stick out like a sore thumb > (e.g. copies of junit or other *.jar files in upstream tarball) - it is > not hard to extrapolate this to match other patterns though.
I think the latest initiative is to get Files-Excluded [1] (in debian/copyright) formalized in Policy (#685506) and to encourage people to use it. Regards, Vincent [1] https://wiki.debian.org/UscanEnhancements -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/CACZd_tAeRE6Y69a6x-47szMnjUuMSxCGf=gT7B-t=gb_gch...@mail.gmail.com