On 2017-09-07 08:42, Scott Kitterman wrote: > Conveniently, we already decided to switch: > > https://wiki.debian.org/Python/GitPackagingPQ
Worth noting, while there are some big gotchas with git-dpm, there are also some big gotchas with GPB PQ. GPB PQ isn't a magical solution that will solve all our problems. e.g. forgetting to import the PQ (if not already done) *before* updating to a new upstream version. Or forgetting to import the PQ after a git pull makes modifications to the upstream patch files. In general, however, when something does go badly wrong I think it will be a lot easier to diagnose, understand, and fix with GPB PQ then with git-dpm. git-dpm can get very messy very quickly, particularly if you forget to pull before making changes (personally I make this mistake too frequently) or update to a new upstream version without using the correct git-dpm workflow - I have seen both of these situations happen.
