Bug#592839: please consider it anyway, even if useless for non-free files

2013-09-03 Thread David Bremner
It is sometimes convenient to keep files deleted in the integration branch of a version control system even if these files are dfsg free; most recently I did this to facilitate cherry-picking patches from upstream of an embedded library (yes, ick, I know). There is no nice way of representing

Bug#592839: dpkg-source option to remove files on unpack: debian/source/remove-files

2013-09-03 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Hi, David Bremner wrote: [Subject: please consider it anyway, even if useless for non-free files] Please keep in mind that these emails appear in a crowded inbox, so the subject line can be a good place to put valuable context. It is sometimes convenient to keep files deleted in the

Bug#592839: dpkg-source option to remove files on unpack: debian/source/remove-files

2013-09-03 Thread David Bremner
Jonathan Nieder jrnie...@gmail.com writes: I don't think I understand this particular use case --- why patch the embedded library instead of just removing it? The embedded library is actually a fork, with tiny but functionally significant changes. d -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to