On 09/20/2013 10:06 AM, Dave Steele wrote: > On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Paul Tagliamonte <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 10:18:18AM -0400, Dave Steele wrote: >>> I'm not sure we are clear with terms here. The newbie is the upstream, >>> and he has chosen to include the debian directory in his main >>> repository. Should he choose to rev the packaging, upstream is >>> coordinated, by definition.
Please, ask upstream not to include /debian in master - put /debian in a branch by itself to be merged with master as needed. >> As such, a trivial debian package change would trigger a new upstream >> release. If this is the intent, that's fineish in my view, but remember, >> this screws up and chance of cross-distro work (since a change to RPM >> local stuff, as example, would trigger a new upstream, and a no change >> rebuild in Debian to match) >> >> I really discourage this usage a lot. Native packages must be for >> packages local to Debian only. >> > > This raises an interesting question on this package. He is using > github tags to identify releases. Currently, the tags page is > providing native-friendly tars for each version. > > So how does he tag packaging-only updates - by tagging at the debian > rev level, then adjusting watch to ignore the dash? I don't see how > this provides less screwage to other distributions. > > In any case, it sounds like the guidance on this ticket is that either > solution is fineish. Not to my knowledge. A native package should only be one that is solely internal to Debian and is not usable as an upstream software for anything else. There are quite a few readings on this topic. https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMentorsFaq#What.27s_wrong_with_upstream_shipping_a_debian.2F_directory.3F https://wiki.debian.org/UpstreamGuide http://joeyh.name/blog/entry/on_debian_directories_in_upstream_tarballs/ https://www.google.com/search?q=%22upstream+debian+directory%22 (quite a few mailing list posts, bug reports, etc.) -- Kind regards, Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
