Jochen Sprickerhof [11/Feb 1:42pm +01] wrote: > * Sean Whitton <[email protected]> [2026-02-11 11:52]: >>For example, I maintain or team half-maintain maybe 90 packages in >>total, and none of them use pristine-tar. So the only case where I >>cannot use tag2upload is when I need to upload to NEW, which is not >>often. Therefore tag2upload is my default way to upload, because why >>wouldn't it be, it's so smooth and easy. > > My perception is rather different here: > > Python Team: > > "DPT requires a pristine-tar branch" > > https://salsa.debian.org/python-team/tools/python-modules/blob/master/policy.rst > > Science Team: > > "It is recommended to use pristine-tar" > > https://science-team.pages.debian.net/policy/ > > Multimedia Team: > > "gbp clone --pristine-tar" > > https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMultimedia/DevelopPackaging > > Also most of my uploads are new upstream versions. > > So maybe a good first step would be to reduce the pristine-tar usage in > Debian.
Likewise thanks for the references, here. That's more than I thought. -- Sean Whitton
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