On 2013-10-20 18:44:42, Ian Jackson wrote:
> Antoine Beaupré writes ("Bug#726953: dgit fails with submodules"):
>> On 2013-10-20 18:30:42, Ian Jackson wrote:
>> > How do you think dgit should handle these problems ?
>>
>> Completely ignore the submodules. The original build tree doesn't
>> actually need it at all.
>
> But doesn't git expect to work with (check out, etc.) the submodules
> by default ?
That's not my experience so far.
> So the git tree with the submodule metadata isn't really suitable for
> general use by people who are expecting a "normal" git branch.
>
> Perhaps dgit should be given a special branch with the submodule
> metadata removed. (Please tell me you don't intend to publish the
> submodule metadata in the .git-less Debian source package.)
No, I don't intend to publish that stuff... and yes, maybe the simply
fix is to drop the submodule in the debian branch...
a.
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