Based on a patch by Tanguy Ortolo. --- man/dpkg-source.1 | 12 +++++++++--- 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/man/dpkg-source.1 b/man/dpkg-source.1 index 3d87bc5..69b84fe 100644 --- a/man/dpkg-source.1 +++ b/man/dpkg-source.1 @@ -555,12 +555,18 @@ The generated .dsc file will contain this value in its \fIFormat\fP field and not "3.0 (custom)". . .SS Format: 3.0 (git) -This format is experimental. It uses a bundle of a git repository to hold -the source of a package. +This format is experimental. +.PP +A source package in this format consists of a +single bundle of a git repository \fB.git\fP to hold the source of a package. +There may also be a \fB.gitshallow\fP file listing revisions for a shallow +git clone. .PP .B Extracting .PP -The bundle is cloned to a new git repository. +The bundle is cloned as a git repository to the target directory. +If there is a gitshallow file, it is installed as `.git/shallow` inside +the cloned git repository. .PP Note that by default the new repository will have the same branch checked out that was checked out in the original source. (Typically "master", but -- 1.7.1 -- see shy jo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
