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Have all packages in the archive buildable using the new source package formats. Specifically [[http://people.debian.org/~hertzog/dpkg-source.html|3.0 (quilt)]] for now, maybe others in the future. | Have all packages in the archive buildable using the new source package formats. Specifically [[DebianMan:1/dpkg-source|3.0 (quilt)]] for now, maybe others in the future. There's more detailed information in [[Projects/DebSrc3.0|its project page]] |
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* [[http://merkel.debian.org/~don/cgi/search.cgi?phrase=3.0-quilt-by-default&search=search&skip=0&order_field=&order_operator=STRA&max_results=10|Bugs with usertag 3.0-quilt-by-default]] == How to help == * Try to build your packages with the new format and fix failures * Do the same with your sponsees packages * Provide patches for the bugs listed above |
* 2010-05-25: this release goal has been dropped because the dpkg team no longer plans to change the default format. Instead maintainers have to be explicit about the source format chosen because debian/source/format will become mandatory. Tracked in http://lintian.debian.org/tags/missing-debian-source-format.html. |
Support new deb formats
Goal description
Have all packages in the archive buildable using the new source package formats. Specifically 3.0 (quilt) for now, maybe others in the future.
There's more detailed information in its project page
Current status
2010-05-25: this release goal has been dropped because the dpkg team no longer plans to change the default format. Instead maintainers have to be explicit about the source format chosen because debian/source/format will become mandatory. Tracked in http://lintian.debian.org/tags/missing-debian-source-format.html.