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

[Justus Winter]

Quoting Svante Signell (2015-01-09 12:01:15)
> 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?

That can be a problem and is a real PITA.  Help by upstreaming patches.