#549529 [debdiff] diff .dsc and extracted source package

Package:
devscripts
Source:
devscripts
Description:
scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier
Submitter:
Matt Kraai
Date:
2010-04-01 00:21:03 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
#549529#5
Date:
2009-10-04 00:14:24 UTC
From:
To:
Hi,

I wish debdiff would support showing the differences between a .dsc
file and an unpacked source package.  For example, if I've downloaded
a source package and made some changes to the unpacked copy, I wish
that

 debdiff totem-pl-parser_2.28.1-1.dsc totem-pl-parser-2.28.1

would show the differences that I made.

#549529#10
Date:
2010-03-31 15:21:51 UTC
From:
To:
Hi Matt Kraai

I have prepared a new script for devscript[1] that can (also) diff a dsc
against an unpacked source folder. However, it only diffs the debian
part of the two sources (excluding *.debs and orig.tars), so I am not
sure it does everything you want.

You can download it from [2], while it waits for a review.

~Niels

[1] see #575395
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=575395

[2] Script:
http://www.student.dtu.dk/~s072425/debian/qdebdiff
Doc:
http://www.student.dtu.dk/~s072425/debian/qdebdiff.html

#549529#13
Date:
2010-03-31 15:21:51 UTC
From:
To:
Hi Matt Kraai

I have prepared a new script for devscript[1] that can (also) diff a dsc
against an unpacked source folder. However, it only diffs the debian
part of the two sources (excluding *.debs and orig.tars), so I am not
sure it does everything you want.

You can download it from [2], while it waits for a review.

~Niels

[1] see #575395
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=575395

[2] Script:
http://www.student.dtu.dk/~s072425/debian/qdebdiff
Doc:
http://www.student.dtu.dk/~s072425/debian/qdebdiff.html

#549529#18
Date:
2010-03-31 23:45:05 UTC
From:
To:
Hi Niels,

Thanks for preparing the patch and letting me know about it.  It seems
like it will be useful functionality.