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Benjamin Reed wrote:
| David H. wrote: | |> jfm wrote: |> |> <snip< |> | |> | There are probably 2 different issues: one is that in some cases it may |> | be clearer or more convenient to use several different 'patchfiles' |> , with |> | very distinct roles _ so a 'PatchFile' field might have to be plural |> _ ; |> | the |> |> Actually this is one thing I would veto strongly. There is no valid |> technical reason for more than one (unified) patch file. | | | There's no technical reason for Fink to exist as well, when you can just | port it yourself. ;)
err? Let us just say I never read this and thus I will blissfully ignore it and not put about 30 paragraphs to argue the point :) | | Having things split up logically makes it easier to maintain; especially | when your package consists of multiple source tarballs. | Once more, there is no _technical_ reason to have more than one patch file. That it makes things easier to maintain is something I am not going to argue, however, it makes it harder on our side to a) verify that every patch file used is present b) that each patch file is up to date and the md5 are ok c) that each patch file sticks to the unofficial size limitations we set a long time ago d) I am sure there is more which eludes me right now.
That is why I would favor a single file, since I am a maintainer myself, I guess I would have to bite the sour apple as well :)
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