On Tue, 25 Aug 2009, Cyril Brulebois wrote: > Raphael Hertzog <hert...@debian.org> (25/08/2009): > > That's my point. Without README.source (assuming the rules are > > changed to not force the creation of that file for common patch > > systems), seeing debian/patches/ is not enough to know if the > > patches are already applied or not. > > Fortunately, dpkg-source is there for that: > | $ LC_ALL=C dpkg-source -x ../python-networkx_0.99-2.dsc > | dpkg-source: warning: extracting unsigned source package > (../python-networkx_0.99-2.dsc) > | dpkg-source: info: extracting python-networkx in python-networkx-0.99 > | dpkg-source: info: unpacking python-networkx_0.99.orig.tar.gz > | dpkg-source: info: unpacking python-networkx_0.99-2.debian.tar.gz > | dpkg-source: info: applying all patches with quilt push -a -q > | Applying patch 10_doc_relocation > | Now at patch 10_doc_relocation
Indeed, so we can know safely ignore Bill's concern AFAIK (provided that I have correctly understood what he meant). Cheers, -- Raphaƫl Hertzog -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-policy-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org