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Another kind of patch is when a common dependency library is being updated, and laggard upstreams need patching to make their current releases work against the
by rlpb 3y ago
Another kind of patch is when a common dependency library is being updated, and laggard upstreams need patching to make their current releases work against the newer library; it's either that or a Debian release with those packages missing.
This type is actually really common. Debian packages something like 30k upstreams, and so some are always behind.
- c-hendricks 3y agoDo they just patch the package in Debian or do they submit them upstream?
- pabs3 3y agoUsually both, submit upstream and add the patch to Debian while waiting for upstream to accept the patch.