Comment 2 for bug 1012461
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| John Pugh (jpugh) wrote Re: [Bug 1012461] Re: Pkg format should be quilt by default | #2 |
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(Get the code!)
No. We do, however, patch the packaging and quilt packages allow for
easy updates w/o having to increment the entire package. Hence the
desire to use quilt packages.
On 06/13/2012 09:36 AM, James Westby wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Do you really update the code provided by developers in patches in the
> packaging?
>
> I wouldn't think it would be a useful facility to you because you are mainly dealing
> with binaries, even if we were wanting to patch code for the developers (I would think
> that it would be a tricky area for us, as we want the developers to own the code.)
>
> Thanks,
>
> James
>
>
> ** Changed in: pkgme
> Status: New => Incomplete
>