On Wednesday, June 15, 2011 12:40:27 PM Dave Walker wrote: > Hi, > > Currently, if the upstream code is changed (anything other than > debian/*).. When dpkg-buildpackage is run, an automated patch is > created. This is a really nice feature, but it is very easy to miss > this. I have seen multiple uploads where these auto-generated patches > have been included accidentally (I have also been guilty of this). > > This can be overridden locally with: > $ cat ~/.devscripts > DEBUILD_DPKG_BUILDPACKAGE_OPTS="--source-option=--abort-on-upstream-changes > " > > I think the chance of someone wanting an auto-generated patch is low, > and would like to suggest the default is changed to fail to create the > source package. > > The alternative fix would be a dput hook. > > Thoughts? > > I have raised a bug to track this: > https://launchpad.net/bugs/797839
Please don't make the Ubuntu default different than the Debian default. Scott K -- ubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel
