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diff --git a/debian/README.source b/debian/README.source new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5ed8c35 --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/README.source @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +lfhex for Debian +---------------- + +This package uses dpatch to manage all modifications to the upstream +source. Changes are stored in the source package as diffs in +debian/patches and applied during the build. + +To get the fully patched source after unpacking the source package, cd +to the root level of the source package and run: + + debian/rules patch + +Removing a patch is as simple as removing its entry from the +debian/patches/00list file, and please also remove the patch file +itself. + +Creating a new patch is done with "dpatch-edit-patch patch XX_patchname" +where you should replace XX with a new number and patchname with a +descriptive shortname of the patch. You can then simply edit all the +files your patch wants to edit, and then simply "exit 0" from the shell +to actually create the patch file. + +To tweak an already existing patch, call "dpatch-edit-patch XX_patchname" +and replace XX_patchname with the actual filename from debian/patches +you want to use. + +To clean up afterwards again, "debian/rules unpatch" will do the +work for you - or you can of course choose to call +"fakeroot debian/rules clean" all together. |