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I believe the toolchain he's looking for is: apt-get source packagex apt-get build-dep packagex tar xzf … code code code dpkg-buildpackage diff -u … > pat

I believe the toolchain he's looking for is: apt-get source packagex apt-get build-dep packagex tar xzf … code code code dpkg-buildpackage diff -u … > patch.diff bugreport -A patch.diff packagex The functionality's all there; all that's really needed is a FAQ pointing it out.

orblivion 16y ago
Nice! I'll keep it in mind. I agree (as I mentioned at the end of my post), if it already exists it should just be promoted. Perhaps a bit of a wrapper could be built too, but it's not bad as it is. So, sorry, just to be clear, what does the ... mean?
- colanderman 16y ago
  "Fill in the blank" (it's a Unicode ... if it's not showing up for you). i.e. tar xzf /usr/src/packagex.1.2.3.tar.gz; diff -u the/file.c.orig the/file.c; etc. Granted, tar & diff are the two steps which could most stand to be streamlined (and are by your git approach), but at least they're nothing earth-shattering.
  - orblivion 16y ago
    Plus, I wonder if it might be easier for the maintainers to deal with git than with patches. Depends on what they're used to I guess.
orblivion 16y ago
Wait, where does the "bugreport" command come from? I'm running Lucid and it doesn't work. Searching for it on http://packages.ubuntu.com/ http://packages.ubuntu.com/ doesn't seem to render anything. Do you mean apport?
- colanderman 16y ago
  My bad, the command is "reportbug" in the package of the same name.
beza1e1 16y ago
Thanks! I fleshed this out a little more for Ubuntu: http://beza1e1.tuxen.de/articles/ubuntu_itch_scratch.html http://beza1e1.tuxen.de/articles/ubuntu_itch_scratch.html