Package: git-dpm
Version: 0.1.2-1
Severity: wishlist
Although it may be obvious for you, it is not so easy for a new comer to
understand git-dpm operation. Especially, which branch you are at for
each operation. (Beside its commands are too long to type ...)
In example.html under "Creating a new project", I got confused as the
following.
| Create an upstream (or upstream−whatever) branch containing the contents of
| your orig.tar file:
|
| tar −xvf example_0.orig.tar.gz
| cd example−0
| git init
| git add .
| git commit −m "import example_0.orig.tar.gz"
| git checkout −b upstream−unstable
This switches branch to "upstream−unstable". In the above, I thought,
you should instead simply execute the following:
git branch upstream−unstable
or you need following just after the existing example to get back to
"master" branch somewhere after:
git checkout master
| You might want to use pristine tar to store your tar:
| pristine−tar commit ../example_0.orig.tar.gz upstream−unstable
This pristine-tar operation can be done while on any branch, I assume.
But, the following happens while you are on "master" branch as I
understand.
| Then let git−dpm know what tarball your upstream branch belongs to:
| git−dpm init ../example_0.orig.tar.gz
|
| Do the rest of the packaging:
| vim debian/control debian/rules
| dch −−create −−package example −v 0−1
| git add debian/control debian/rules debian/changelog
| git commit −m "initial packaging"
I am not sure I am confused or this documentation is confusing.
I think documentation should just use "master" "upstream" across most
examples. These upstream-* or patched-* should be introduced as expert
tricks. This s/upstream-unstable/upstream/g is my another request
around here.
If I am confused, please do not hesitate to close this bug report.
Thanks.
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