Re: Debian packaging

Hi Tom,

On Thu, 10 May 2007 04:56:06 +1000 
<tpgww@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I know just about nil about debian and ubuntu packaging, and how it
> is handled after a release. 

This is from Debian's "new maintainer guide":
http://www.us.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/ch-update.en.html#s-newupstream

> If some of you folks can advise what is
> best, it can probably be handled. But we prefer to avoid releasing
> two separate tarballs each time.

I agree with you that having 2 release tarballs should be avoided.
I think the easiest way would be to rename the existing "debian"
directory to something like "debian-unofficial", "debian-flo" or
whatever.

-- 
bye
        ranf

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