Switch to orig.tar.bz2 & dpkg-source format 3.0 (quilt)?

Sune Vuorela Sune at vuorela.dk
Mon Nov 2 19:40:45 UTC 2009


On Monday 02 November 2009 19:35:11 Modestas Vainius wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> since Debian ftpmasters have made it possible to upload source packages
> packaged in the next generation formats:
> 
> 1) I don't see any blockers to use pristine KDE upstream tarballs anymore
> (renamed to appropriate orig.tar.bz2 of course).

I don't mind this

> 2) What about dpkg-source format 3.0 (quilt) for all official KDE packages?
>  I tested it and I was sort of pleased with results.

But I'm not personally ready to go dpkg-source v3 yet. need to do more reading 
and practicing with it. I have quite some personal workflows around the 
.diff.gz files.

/Sune
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