https://help.launchpad.net/Packaging/PPA/Uploading could do with adding a pointer about .changes files

Bug #606761 reported by Dave Gilbert
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This bug affects 1 person
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Launchpad itself
Fix Released
High
Julian Edwards

Bug Description

The page:
https://help.launchpad.net/Packaging/PPA/Uploading

(and for that matter the dput manual page)

could do with adding a note saying that the 'source.changes' is typically generated by debuild.

I was initially confused from the description thinking it was a diff of some type (and then wondered
how it knew which package it was). The PackagingGuide doesn't seem to explicitly say where it
comes from (although now I understand what it is I see the bit where it says debuild will sign one).

Something simple like changing the line:

If you're not sure what this means, you should <familiarise yourself with creating packages for Ubuntu.>

to

The sources.changes is generated by debuild as described in <the Ubuntu packaging guides.>

It's a minor change, but it would have made it clearer to me.

Dave

Rohan Garg (rohangarg)
summary: - https://help.launchpad.net/Packaging/PPA/Uploading could do withadding a
- pointer about .changes files
+ https://help.launchpad.net/Packaging/PPA/Uploading could do with adding
+ a pointer about .changes files
Curtis Hovey (sinzui)
affects: launchpad → soyuz
tags: added: docs
Changed in soyuz:
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → High
tags: added: trivial
Changed in soyuz:
assignee: nobody → Julian Edwards (julian-edwards)
status: Triaged → Fix Released
milestone: none → 10.10
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