On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 4:12 PM, Stéphane Glondu <[email protected]> wrote: > > If you always keep the genuine .orig.tar.gz file in the parent of your > working directory, I think there is no need to change your workflow. But if > the file is missing (e.g. after a fresh `git clone`), `gbp buildpackage` > will recreate it. Otherwise, one would have to download the .orig.tar.gz > from somewhere (as I did, from mentors.debian.net). >
I use `uscan --force-download` to get that from the upstream. I can see pristine-tar would be helpful in case the upstream site removed the file. Thanks for the tip! > There is no need for the sponsor or the occasional uploader to add > him/herself to Uploaders; any member of the team can make a so-called "Team > upload" if needed. The semantics of Uploaders (AFAIC) is the actual > maintainer of the package. > > I will upload ocaml-gen soon. Thank you for your contribution. > That's great! Thank you! Best, Andy
