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Re: Building Debian Package From Upstream Source

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Stephen Allen <marathon.durandal@gmail.com> writes:

> On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 10:00:03AM +1000, Ben Finney wrote:
> > Especially when patches are needed, you shouldn't expect those
> > patches to apply to anything except the exact upstream version. The
> > work of a Debian package maintainer includes re-working the patches
> > for each version.
>
> OIC That's most likely the issue - I'll be patient and wait for
> the Debian maintainer to update.

You can also help out, if you want to exercise the skills: Figure out
the intent of those patches, get the Debian packaging VCS onto your
local environment, and see what has changed in the new version from
upstream that might affect the intent of the patches.

Debian package maintainers need people who can help out, and tangible
measurable work like this is a good way to get involved.

-- 
 \             “Skepticism is the highest duty and blind faith the one |
  `\               unpardonable sin.” —Thomas Henry Huxley, _Essays on |
_o__)                                   Controversial Questions_, 1889 |
Ben Finney

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Building Debian Package From Upstream Source Stephen Allen <marathon.durandal@gmail.com> - 2016-09-25 16:50 +0200
  Re: Building Debian Package From Upstream Source Mark Fletcher <mark27q1@gmail.com> - 2016-09-25 17:10 +0200
  Re: Building Debian Package From Upstream Source Santiago Vila <sanvila@unex.es> - 2016-09-25 17:40 +0200
  Re: Building Debian Package From Upstream Source Ben Finney <ben+debian@benfinney.id.au> - 2016-09-26 02:10 +0200
    Re: Building Debian Package From Upstream Source Stephen Allen <marathon.durandal@gmail.com> - 2016-09-27 00:00 +0200
      Re: Building Debian Package From Upstream Source Ben Finney <ben+debian@benfinney.id.au> - 2016-09-27 03:20 +0200
        Getting Involved with Packaging [was Re: Building Debian Package  From Upstream Source] Stephen Allen <marathon.durandal@gmail.com> - 2016-09-27 11:40 +0200
          Re: Getting Involved with Packaging [was Re: Building Debian Package  From Upstream Source] Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2016-09-27 11:50 +0200
            Re: Getting Involved with Packaging [was Re: Building Debian Package  From Upstream Source] Stephen Allen <marathon.durandal@gmail.com> - 2016-09-27 11:50 +0200
              Re: Getting Involved with Packaging [was Re: Building Debian  Package From Upstream Source] songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2016-09-27 16:10 +0200

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