linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] debian: add generic rule file

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Message-ID: <77f82ca2-f89b-e8e2-507a-c37bce1343a5@metux.net>
Date:   Wed, 17 Jul 2019 16:16:39 +0200
From:   "Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult" <lkml@...ux.net>
To:     "Theodore Y. Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        "Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult" <info@...ux.net>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        Robo Bot <apw@...onical.com>, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
        Linux Kbuild mailing list <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org,
        clang-built-linux <clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] debian: add generic rule file

On 16.07.19 14:34, Theodore Y. Ts'o wrote:

Hi,

> In practice, that's not going to be a problem for most distributions.
> The traditional way Debian-derived systems have done builds is
> completely outside of git.  So there will be a linux_5.2.orig.tar.gz
> and a linux_5.2-1.debian.tar.xz.  dpkg_source -x will first unpackage
> the orig.tar.gz, and then the debian.tar.xz, and if the second
> overwrites the first, it's no big deal.

ACK. IIRC they already filter out debian/ directories when generating
upstream tarballs - other upstreams already provide their debian/
stuff, too.

> First, once it's checked in, I expect changes to the default
> debian/rules file will be relatively rare.  

ACK. I currently don't see much reasons for future changes. If anybody
sees something missing, just let me know, and I'll take it up for the
next review round.

--mtx

-- 
Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
Free software and Linux embedded engineering
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