Hi, I just saw libjs-mediaelement has entered unstable which I need for a project, so I went to make a backport of it and did a debcheckout - and got a surprise:
jonas@bastian:~/src/TMP/libjs-mediaelement$ debcheckout libjs-mediaelement declared git repository at git://anonscm.debian.org/pkg-javascript/mediaelement.git git clone git://anonscm.debian.org/pkg-javascript/mediaelement.git libjs-mediaelement ... Cloning into 'libjs-mediaelement'... remote: Counting objects: 9595, done. remote: Compressing objects: 100% (4086/4086), done. remote: Total 9595 (delta 5488), reused 9594 (delta 5488) Receiving objects: 100% (9595/9595), 175.26 MiB | 923.00 KiB/s, done. Resolving deltas: 100% (5488/5488), done. Checking connectivity... done. 175MB? Seriously? It looks like upstream is using the git not only for source but also as distribution medium for binary code in the build dir. I strongly recommend to try redo the Debian git - either without tracking upstream or with their git mangled to strip the build dir throughout the whole history of the git (see "git help filter-branch"). - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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