Bug#742364: Please clarify if how sourceless file could be corrected and how
On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 10:42 PM, Bill Allombert <ballombe@debian.org> wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 09:50:11PM +0000, bastien ROUCARIES wrote:
>> Package: debian-policy
>> Version: 3.9.5.0
>> Severity: important
>> control: block -1 by 736873
>>
>> According to ftp masters see #736873:
>> >> For implementing automatic detection fo sourceless file particularly
>> >> minified javascript, I need some clarification about correcting
>> >> sourceless file.
>> >>
>> >> They are two schools on the archive:
>> >> - some repack the origin tarball adding the missing source to it
>> >> - some add it to debian patch on subdirectory debian/missing-source
>> >
>> >Either way satisfies the requirement that we ship the source. Personally
>> >I prefer adding missing sources to the upstream tarball:
>> >
>> > - Upstream can do it too!
>> > - If source and non-source are in different locations, it's easier to
>> > miss the source and (needlessly) reject the package.
>> > - The source isn't duplicated in every .diff.gz/.debian.tar.* (though
>> > this only really matters for larger sources).
>> >
>> >Ansgar
>>
>> Could we document it ?
>
> Document what ? Both approach are valid.
I means document how to treat missing files, and where to add missing
source. Actually lintian check debian/missing-source,
debian/missing-source/$dirnameofcompiledsource/$basenameofcompiledsource.sourceext
for missing sources and local directory.
It will help to have missing source check more consistant and document
the wish of ftpmaster (that accept both but prefer repack).
Bastien
> Cheers,
> --
> Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>
>
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