get-orig-source usage

Jonas Smedegaard dr at jones.dk
Mon Jun 30 20:05:53 UTC 2014


Quoting Felipe Sateler (2014-06-30 21:32:41)
> On 30 Jun 2014 14:00, "Jaromír Mikeš" <[1]mira.mikes at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I noticed usage of "get-orig-source" in rules files.
>> I understand that it is used for repacking orig tarball.
>> But don't know how to use it ... uscan ignore it :(
>>
>> What I am missing?
>
> It looks to me that with uscan the target has become obsolete.
>
> Use the Files-Excluded field in debian/copyright and just use uscan.
>
> That is what I think the new way should be like. What do others think?

I have not yet tested if uscan covers same functionality as the 
deb-orig-source target implemented by CDBS.  I suspect it does not, but 
cannot recall right now what details I have a vague feeling that I 
stumbled into at some point (it might have been fixed since - I tried 
follow recent progress but it was too confusing for me).


 - Jonas

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