Re: [PATCH hurd 0/6] Add file record locking support

[Svante Signell]

On Fri, 2015-01-09 at 10:22 +0100, Justus Winter wrote:
> Quoting Svante Signell (2015-01-09 09:06:34)

> 
> I don't recommend that.  Instead, hack on a branch that sits on top of
> the current master.  Then, drop the Debian packaging bits from my
> repository here:
> 
> http://darnassus.sceen.net/gitweb/teythoon/packaging/hurd.git
> 
> Just clone this repo and copy everything to your git tree.  Then build
> the Debian package.

I don't see how this could work. If I base my patches on upstream
master, apply them and then the debian patches, all debian patches might
not apply properly. And what about debian patches overriding my changes?