Hi Brian, On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 10:57:48PM +0000, brian m. carlson wrote: > Package: git-buildpackage > Version: 0.6.4 > Severity: normal > > Just so you know, git upstream has accepted a patch to remove the # > signs in front of each line in the status output, and that patch has > been merged to the next branch, which will become git 1.8.5 (or maybe > 1.9). git-buildpackage uses the hash marks to determine whether the > directory is clean; as a consequence, it will refuse to build anything > with such a git, claiming the directory is unclean. > > The easiest way to fix this is simply to switch to using git status > --porcelain. The output of this is designed for parsing by other > programs, and its output will not change the way the human-readable > output might. If the directory is clean, the output is empty (no > content), so it's extremely easy to use. > > Please let me know if you want a patch for this, and if so, whether you > want a git branch or a regular old diff.
Thanks for the update! I've read about --porcelain but didn't look take the time to look when it was introduced, it's form before 2009 so we can safely use it. A traditional diff is fine. Cheers, -- Guido > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: jessie/sid > APT prefers unstable > APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) > Foreign Architectures: i386 > > Kernel: Linux 3.11-trunk-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) > Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash > > Versions of packages git-buildpackage depends on: > ii devscripts 2.13.4 > ii git 1:1.8.4-1 > ii man-db 2.6.5-2 > ii python 2.7.5-5 > ii python-dateutil 1.5+dfsg-0.1 > ii python-pkg-resources 0.6.49-2 > > Versions of packages git-buildpackage recommends: > ii cowbuilder 0.73 > ii pristine-tar 1.28 > > Versions of packages git-buildpackage suggests: > ii python-notify 0.1.1-3 > ii unzip 6.0-9 > > -- no debconf information > > -- > brian m. carlson / brian with sandals: Houston, Texas, US > +1 832 623 2791 | http://www.crustytoothpaste.net/~bmc | My opinion only > OpenPGP: RSA v4 4096b: 88AC E9B2 9196 305B A994 7552 F1BA 225C 0223 B187 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
