2 package patching questions

[Michael K. Johnson]

On Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 09:47:08PM -0700, George J Karabin wrote:
> Question #2:
> 
> Does anyone have a take on whether or not it's appropriate to use the
> "-a" option to add binary files (like graphics) to a patch? I can't
> recall ever seeing a patch distributed with one, and reading such a
> thing probably does wonders for terminals (random escaped character
> sequences) but the following page seems to indicate that it's an OK
> practice:
> http://www.gnu.org/manual/diffutils/html_node/Tips-for-Patch-Producers.html#Tips%20for%20Patch%20Producers 

In the RPM universe, it's normally better to make it a separate source
file rather than a patch.

michaelkjohnson

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