[Fingerforce-devel] How to manage Debian specific patches

[Luca Capello]

Hi Justin!

Please don't Cc: me, I read the list.

On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:06:06 +0200, Justin Dugger wrote:
> On 10/23/07, Luca Capello <luca at pca.it> wrote:
>> I need to apply a not-yet-included-upstream patch [1] to
>> ThinkFinger.  For my other packages, I use dpatch, but I'd like to
>> know how to proceed here (link to documentation preferred).
>
> I've been using dpatch for a personal version of the thinkfinger
> package, but I've heard quilt is better at resolution and basically
> the same in use.  Whatever patch system decision is made here I'd
> likely switch to.

I didn't follow the dpatch/quilt discussion and I don't remember why I
chose dpatch when I need a Debian-specific patch system.

As you, I'm fine with whatever decision is taken and this is exactly
why I asked ;-)

Thx, bye,
Gismo / Luca