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diff --git a/debian/README.source b/debian/README.source deleted file mode 100644 index 0b1ad0f1ea..0000000000 --- a/debian/README.source +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -This package uses dpatch in order to apply patches to the upstream -source. -Patches are stored in debian/patches and their filenames usually end in -.dpatch . -For further details, see the man pages for dpatch and dpatch-edit-patch. - -All commands described below should be run from the top directory of the -package source tree, unless otherwise stated. - - * To generate the fully patched source, in a form ready for - editing, that would be built to create Debian packages, run: - - dpatch apply-all - - Note: This should happen automatically when you run - dpkg-source -x on a dpatch source package. - - * To modify the source and save those modifications so that - they will be applied when building the package, pick a - suitably informative patch file name, for example - 01_add_README.source_file.dpatch, and then run: - - dpatch-edit-patch 01_add_README.source_file.dpatch - - This will place you in a new shell in a temporary copy of the - source tree. Make your desired modifications to it, and then - exit the shell to create the patch file containing them (this - file will appear in debian/patches). - - * To remove source modifications that are currently being - applied when building the package, run: - - dpatch unapply-all - |