From 8df4b7836116a1ef2d2e86271c744a899fb67033 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Harris Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 13:33:15 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add debian/README.source Not required by policy, but there's some information that would be helpful here. --- debian/README.source | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) create mode 100644 debian/README.source diff --git a/debian/README.source b/debian/README.source new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5033801 --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/README.source @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +This packages is maintained in Git following the procedures in +dgit-maint-merge(7). Running dpkg-source -x on the source package +also produces the source of the package, ready for editing. The +source package format is "1.0" (non-native) to avoid tedious mucking +around with debian/patches. + +Upstream releases are merged from upstream Git tags. To build the +"upstream tarball", use "gbp export-orig", "git deborig", or anything +else that can build a .orig tarball based on the upstream release tag. -- 2.30.2