Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v2] tools: Improve make deb

[Alex Bligh <alex@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

--On 27 February 2013 11:58:30 +0000 Stefano Stabellini 
<stefano.stabellini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I think that is the right way of thinking. After all we even have a
> differentiation between maintainers and committers exactly for this sort
> of cases (even though right now we aren't using it much).
>
> So the question is, would anybody step up to maintain a proper deb build
> target?
If 'proper deb build target' means one like ubuntu (or debian which
I believe to be very similar) but without any custom code patches, yes,
I'll stick up my hand for that one. Note this makes more than one
package:

http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=xen-&searchon=names&suite=raring&section=all

which may or may not make it suitable as a 'tarball replacement'.

My approach would in essence be to borrow the Ubuntu/Debian packaging
and make it build with a proper debian/ directory, rather than using
a 'make deb' build target.

Bringing debian packaging upstream is (I believe) considered 'no bad
thing'.

I would however point out that there are others infinitely more
qualified than me to do this (Stefan Bader for instance - copied),
and such a person wants to do it I have no objection whatsoever.

--
Alex Bligh

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