Re: RFC: New source packaging format
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On 23 Oct 1997, Jim Pick wrote:
> Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es> writes:
>
> > So we have to make a new package for *every* source package?
>
> We already do, when you run dpkg-source --build, it makes a .orig.tar.gz
> file, a .diff.gz file, and a .dsc file.
For well behaved sources, the .orig.tar.gz file is the upstream
package-version.tar.gz file just renamed to package_version.orig.tar.gz
Personally, when I create a package, the .orig.tar.gz comes first.
I never let dpkg-source to create a new .orig.tar.gz file.
At least for me this is double work.
> > Now that dpkg-source is able to manage untouched pristine source when
> > it is well-behaved, this is a step backwards.
>
> Why backwards? Maybe a horizontal step. Actually, I think it's a bit
> better, since you can have multiple pristine sources, you don't have
> to rename them, and there is a logical place to store additional
> information about them (such as where they came from). Plus a
> single upstream source package can be easily shared amongst several
> debian packages.
We could share source files between Debian packages if we just modify the
format of the .dsc file a little bit, allowing "Source-Require-Orig:" and
such. I still don't see the need of a complete redesign and
reimplementation of the source packaging system and its underlying
philosophy.
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