Re: Preferred git branch structure when upstream moves from tarballs to git [and 1 more messages]

2019-05-09 Thread Ian Jackson
Holger Levsen writes ("Re: Preferred git branch structure when upstream moves from tarballs to git [and 1 more messages]"): > On Thu, May 09, 2019 at 01:46:19PM +0100, Ian Jackson wrote: > > debcheckout *certainly* doesn't do this. It just gives you the > > current maste

Re: Preferred git branch structure when upstream moves from tarballs to git [and 1 more messages]

2019-05-09 Thread Ian Campbell
On Thu, 2019-05-09 at 12:51 +, Holger Levsen wrote: > On Thu, May 09, 2019 at 01:46:19PM +0100, Ian Jackson wrote: > > debcheckout *certainly* doesn't do this. It just gives you the > > current master which may not have been uploaded anywhere. > > nope: > > $ debcheckout munin > declared

Re: Preferred git branch structure when upstream moves from tarballs to git [and 1 more messages]

2019-05-09 Thread Holger Levsen
On Thu, May 09, 2019 at 01:46:19PM +0100, Ian Jackson wrote: > debcheckout *certainly* doesn't do this. It just gives you the > current master which may not have been uploaded anywhere. nope: $ debcheckout munin declared git repository at https://salsa.debian.org/debian/munin.git -b debian git

Re: Preferred git branch structure when upstream moves from tarballs to git [and 1 more messages]

2019-05-09 Thread Ian Jackson
Holger Levsen writes ("Re: Preferred git branch structure when upstream moves from tarballs to git [and 1 more messages]"): > On Wed, May 08, 2019 at 04:14:00PM +0100, Ian Jackson wrote: > > * Debian should provide source code as git branches which: > - can be buil

Re: Preferred git branch structure when upstream moves from tarballs to git [and 1 more messages]

2019-05-09 Thread Colin Watson
On Wed, May 08, 2019 at 03:26:32PM +, Holger Levsen wrote: > thanks for the pointer, but I don't see the string debcheckout in that > message and vcs-git only once, where you write: > > ---begin quote--- > > >From these we can conclude: > > * Debian should provide source code as git

Re: Preferred git branch structure when upstream moves from tarballs to git [and 1 more messages]

2019-05-08 Thread Holger Levsen
On Wed, May 08, 2019 at 04:14:00PM +0100, Ian Jackson wrote: > > > [Ian Jackson:] > > > > You should use dgit for the benefit of users. See my other mail which > > > > answers why Vcs-Git and debcheckout is not enough. > > > > > > could you be so kind and provide a pointer, this thread is rather

Re: Preferred git branch structure when upstream moves from tarballs to git [and 1 more messages]

2019-05-08 Thread Ian Jackson
Holger Levsen writes ("Re: Preferred git branch structure when upstream moves from tarballs to git"): > could you be so kind and provide a pointer, this thread is rather long > already? (Maybe this is also worth an FAQ entry somewhere..) Jonathan Carter writes ("Re: Preferred git branch