[MERGE] (doc) When packaging, copy the tarball so builddeb can find it

[Martin Pool]

On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 1:30 AM, John Arbash Meinel
<john at arbash-meinel.com> wrote:
>> === modified file 'doc/developers/ppa.txt'
>> --- doc/developers/ppa.txt    2008-10-09 21:48:13 +0000
>> +++ doc/developers/ppa.txt    2008-10-27 08:09:03 +0000
>> @@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
>>  release packages is as simple as::
>>
>>    cd ~/dev/bzr/releases/packaging
>> +  ln ~/dev/bzr/Releases/bzr-1.6.tar.gz ./bzr_1.6.orig.tar.gz
>>    export UBUNTU_RELEASES="dapper feisty gutsy hardy intrepid"
>>    ~/dev/bzr/bzr.dev/tools/packaging/update-packaging-branches.sh
>>    ~/dev/bzr/bzr.dev/tools/packaging/update-changelogs.sh 1.6~beta3-1~bazaar1
>>
>
> Do we want a hard-link rather than a symlink? Both work, you get to
> pick, I don't know a reason for or against it.

I was making a hard link, just in case one of the tools (such as dput)
had a problem with a symlink.

> Also, I think you have a typo in capitalizing Releases.

I do; it's called Releases on my disk.

-- 
Martin <http://launchpad.net/~mbp/>