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commit c751b74884881aac9b0d316e5756b308633098cc Author: Bas Couwenberg <sebas...@xs4all.nl> Date: Thu Aug 6 15:13:07 2015 +0200 Add subsection Branches. --- policy.xml | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/policy.xml b/policy.xml index 82c7929..43c2781 100644 --- a/policy.xml +++ b/policy.xml @@ -1610,7 +1610,26 @@ allowed_distributions = .* <sect3 id="git-package-branches"> <title>Branches</title> <para> - ... + From time to time, there is a need to work in a branch for a stable + update or a security fix. + This kind of release specific packaging lives in its own release + specific branches in the + <link linkend="git-repository">git repository</link>. + </para> + <para> + First create a branch from the tag that represents the version + currently in the archive if there is no release specific branch yet: +<programlisting> +<command>git checkout</command> <option>-b</option> <replaceable>jessie</replaceable> <replaceable>debian/1.2.0-1</replaceable> +</programlisting> + If the <replaceable>jessie</replaceable> branch already exists, + check it out and merge the version currently in the archive: +<programlisting> +<command>git checkout</command> <replaceable>jessie</replaceable> +<command>git merge</command> <replaceable>debian/1.2.0-1</replaceable> +</programlisting> + From this point on, work normally in the + <replaceable>jessie</replaceable> branch, build, tag and push. </para> </sect3> <sect3 id="git-patches"> -- Alioth's /usr/local/bin/git-commit-notice on /srv/git.debian.org/git/pkg-grass/website.git _______________________________________________ Pkg-grass-devel mailing list Pkg-grass-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pkg-grass-devel