[20:56] <stratus_ss> hi all, any packagers about today
[21:00] <Noskcaj> stratus_ss, always
[21:01] <stratus_ss> hi
[21:01] <stratus_ss> i have a general question i am hoping someone may answer
[21:02] <Noskcaj> !ask
[21:02] <stratus_ss> i am trying to update a package that package that is several revisions behind
[21:02] <stratus_ss> the problem is, quilt is failing to apply a patch and i strongly suspect that the issue is that too much has changed between versions
[21:03] <stratus_ss> am I to assume that the best way to resolve this is to roll the version in the repo forward slowly, 1 or 2 revisions at a time
[21:03] <stratus_ss> or is there some way that this can work
[21:10] <stratus_ss> Noskcaj: got any pointers?
[21:22] <stratus_ss> !awaiting response
[21:26] <ricotz> stratus_ss, you are supposed to update the patch in question to apply cleanly or drop it if the functionality got upstreamed
[21:30] <stratus_ss> ricotz: i am not sure i quite understand
[21:30] <stratus_ss> i am trying to update vte
[21:30] <stratus_ss> as an example
[21:30] <stratus_ss> we have .28 in the repo
[21:30] <stratus_ss> but .35 is upstream
[21:30] <stratus_ss> when following the usual process (uscan, uupdate)
[21:30] <stratus_ss> the debuild is choking on some patches
[21:30] <stratus_ss> when i look at the patches, the code they reference doesnt seem to exist
[21:31] <ricotz> stratus_ss, the repo has 0.34.9
[21:31] <ricotz> the package is called "vte3"
[21:32] <stratus_ss> ricotz: I was going based on Tim's list found here
[21:32] <stratus_ss> http://phillw.net/ubuntu-gnome/trusty311.html
[21:33] <stratus_ss> so in stead of "apt-get source vte" it should be "apt-get source vte3"?
[21:33] <ricotz> ok, vte is referenced wrongly then
[21:34] <ricotz> stratus_ss, "pull-lp-source vte3"
[21:35] <stratus_ss> whats the difference? (I have been doing apt-get source as per Tims initial instructions)
[21:35] <stratus_ss> i am still quite new and trying to get up to speed
[21:35] <ricotz> i see, i am usually using pull-lp-source and pull-debian-source to retrieve already packaged version
[21:36] <stratus_ss> honestly i am a blank slate, i am willing to work through which ever way I should
[21:36] <mgedmin> apt-get source needs deb-src lines in your /etc/apt/sources.list, an apt-get update run, and fetches the version that matches your apt sources.list
[21:37] <mgedmin> pull-lp-source goes directly to launchpad.net and you can ask it for a specific version
[21:37] <stratus_ss> mgedmin, ah thanks for the explaination
[21:37]  * ricotz doesn't have that much time currently
[21:39] <stratus_ss> i have been pretty successful at handling some of the more simple packages
[21:39] <stratus_ss> i just thought i would try something more complicated... guess i need to keep picking the low hanging fruit for a while longer
[21:39] <stratus_ss> :)