On 29/09/12 23:28, Ximin Luo wrote:
> On 29/09/12 23:21, Sébastien Villemot wrote:
>> Ximin Luo <[email protected]> writes:
>>
>>> On 29/09/12 18:48, Sébastien Villemot wrote:
>>>> Package: src:mozilla-gnome-keyring
>>>> Version: 0.6.3-1
>>>> Severity: minor
>>>>
>>>> Dear Maintainer,
>>>>
>>>> The Vcs-Git and Vcs-Browser fields currently point to the upstream 
>>>> repository.
>>>> This incorrect: according to policy §5.6.26 and devref §6.2.5, they should
>>>> point to the repository where the Debian packaging is stored (i.e. 
>>>> containing
>>>> the debian/ directory). If the Debian packaging is not stored in a VCS, 
>>>> these
>>>> fields should be removed.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Hey, in this case the debian packaging *is* stored in the upstream repo, in 
>>> the
>>> "debian" branch. My sponsors were aware of this.
>>
>> Sorry I missed that.
>>
>>> However, I can change those
>>> fields to point directly to the "debian" branch, if that would be better?
>>
>> Indeed, as explained in policy §5.6.26, you should point to the Debian
>> branch using the new "-b" syntax (which is precisely intended for the
>> case where the Debian packaging is not in the default branch).
>>
> 
> OK, I will fix debian/control, but which "-b" syntax are you talking about? 
> I'm
> not up-to-date with all the latest debian developer tools.
> 

Did you mean instead do this:

Vcs-Git: git://github.com/infinity0/mozilla-gnome-keyring.git -b debian

?

I don't see another sensible way to fix that line, since git://x.git/branch is
not a valid git:// address (at least, git-clone doesn't recognise it).

>> Thanks,
>>
> 
> 


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