On Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 12:48:19PM +0100, Raphael Hertzog wrote: [...] > But the complicated part comes when we try to think of interactions > between VCS and source package format. I'd like to keep the (default) > source package format mostly VCS agnostic but I'd like the source > package to be easily generated from a VCS. The idea is the following:
For me this sentence is the essence of your mail: That you dislike Joey's idea since it includes the VCS in the source package itself and would prefer that we worked on creating a solution on top of wig&pen instead. Do I understand that correctly? [...] > > I plan to write code in that direction: > - clean up dpkg-source and move code in a Dpkg::Source API We should definetly get started doing this since it will be benefical for any proposal. > - add the API required for wig&pen > - make dpkg-source be able to generate wig&pen source package > - then add some scripts that use the wig&pen API to generate source > packages from a VCS directory The other steps will probably require us getting some common agreement on the direction we want to go. Gruesse, -- Frank Lichtenheld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> www: http://www.djpig.de/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]