Pledge to merger's

[Mario Limonciello]

Another thing that I like to see in packages:

Try to put the build-depends each one on their own line.  I see it a lot in
the gnome packages, but the more that adapt that, the easier merges get in
the future.

On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 11:36 AM, Morten Kjeldgaard <mok at bioxray.au.dk>
wrote:

>
> The merges that need to be carried out by hand often have a conflict
> because
> of different requirements on the Depends: lines in debian/control.
>
> The automated patching can not resolve such conflicts if there are major
> changes in those lines.
>
> To make it easier for software (and humans!) to understand what goes on in
> the
> merge, it is good to make sure that the Depends: control lines (and their
> friends Recommends: etc.) have as _few_ differences as possible.
>
> Sometimes the Debian maintainer has switched around the order of things in
> the
> dependency line, and in such cases you should follow what has been done
> there, and not stick to the Ubuntu merge of the older version.
>
> Also, if Ubuntu _adds_ packages to the dependency fields, it is good to add
> them on a separate line. This increases the likelyhood that the merge can
> be
> performed seamlessly, and it is immediately clear to the sponsor what is
> going on.
>
> Cheers, and keep up the good work!
>
> Morten (mok0)
>
> --
> Ubuntu-motu mailing list
> Ubuntu-motu at lists.ubuntu.com
> Modify settings or unsubscribe at:
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu
>



-- 
Mario Limonciello
superm1 at gmail.com
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-motu/attachments/20080530/70321136/attachment.htm