Bug#935443: [PATCH] dgit-maint-bpo(7): Mention occasional need for --new

2019-09-15 Thread Sean Whitton
Hello, On Sat 14 Sep 2019 at 08:25PM +01, Ian Jackson wrote: >> > dgit-push-adoption(7) >> > ? >> >> What else would go there? > > I'm not sure but I get the feeling that people feel it's hard to get > from where they are now to wher we are advertising that it would be > nice for them to be.

Bug#935443: [PATCH] dgit-maint-bpo(7): Mention occasional need for --new

2019-09-14 Thread Ian Jackson
Sean Whitton writes ("Bug#935443: [PATCH] dgit-maint-bpo(7): Mention occasional need for --new"): > On Mon 09 Sep 2019 at 01:38PM +01, Ian Jackson wrote: > > But if you prefer it towards the end then OK. > > I don't think it's that odd to put it before TERMINOLOGY b

Bug#935443: [PATCH] dgit-maint-bpo(7): Mention occasional need for --new

2019-09-13 Thread Sean Whitton
Hello, On Mon 09 Sep 2019 at 01:38PM +01, Ian Jackson wrote: > The text describing the workflows is very long. Many people who read > this manual will already know roughly how to do backports with git and > will already have chosen between the two workflows and will just be > wanting to skim

Bug#935443: [PATCH] dgit-maint-bpo(7): Mention occasional need for --new

2019-09-09 Thread Ian Jackson
Ian Jackson writes ("Re: Bug#935443: [PATCH] dgit-maint-bpo(7): Mention occasional need for --new"): > The text describing the workflows is very long. Many people who read > this manual will already know roughly how to do backports with git and > will already have cho

Bug#935443: [PATCH] dgit-maint-bpo(7): Mention occasional need for --new

2019-09-09 Thread Ian Jackson
Sean Whitton writes ("Bug#935443: [PATCH] dgit-maint-bpo(7): Mention occasional need for --new"): > The text is fine but I don't think it should be inserted between > TERMINOLOGY and CHOOSING BETWEEN THE TWO WORKFLOWS because those are > meant to be read together. > >

Bug#935443: [PATCH] dgit-maint-bpo(7): Mention occasional need for --new

2019-09-08 Thread Sean Whitton
Hello, On Sun 08 Sep 2019 at 06:48PM +01, Ian Jackson wrote: > Sean Whitton writes ("Re: Bug#935443: [PATCH] dgit-maint-bpo(7): Mention > occasional need for --new"): >> On Thu 05 Sep 2019 at 04:50PM +01, Ian Jackson wrote: >> > +=head1 GENERAL TIPS >&g

Bug#935443: [PATCH] dgit-maint-bpo(7): Mention occasional need for --new

2019-09-08 Thread Ian Jackson
Sean Whitton writes ("Re: Bug#935443: [PATCH] dgit-maint-bpo(7): Mention occasional need for --new"): > On Thu 05 Sep 2019 at 04:50PM +01, Ian Jackson wrote: > > +=head1 GENERAL TIPS > > + > > +The first time a package is backported > > +for any particul

Bug#935443: [PATCH] dgit-maint-bpo(7): Mention occasional need for --new

2019-09-07 Thread Sean Whitton
Hello, On Thu 05 Sep 2019 at 04:50PM +01, Ian Jackson wrote: > +=head1 GENERAL TIPS > + > +The first time a package is backported > +for any particular Debian release, > +you will have to pass the --new option to dgit. > + > =head1 CHOOSING BETWEEN THE TWO WORKFLOWS > > If backporting involves

Bug#935443: [PATCH] dgit-maint-bpo(7): Mention occasional need for --new

2019-09-05 Thread Ian Jackson
Ian Jackson writes ("[PATCH] dgit-maint-bpo(7): Mention occasional need for --new"): > Closes: #935443 > Signed-off-by: Ian Jackson Rereading the bug description I thought a 2nd patch was needed. Thanks, Ian. -- Ian JacksonThese opinions are my own. If I emailed you from an address

Bug#935443: [PATCH] dgit-maint-bpo(7): Mention occasional need for --new

2019-09-05 Thread Ian Jackson
Closes: #935443 Signed-off-by: Ian Jackson --- dgit-maint-bpo.7.pod | 8 ++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/dgit-maint-bpo.7.pod b/dgit-maint-bpo.7.pod index e977d258..e776a478 100644 --- a/dgit-maint-bpo.7.pod +++ b/dgit-maint-bpo.7.pod @@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ If