On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 11:50:40PM -0400, Yaroslav Halchenko wrote: > > On Wed, 25 Aug 2010, Christine Spang wrote: > > SD has Vcs-git and Vcs-Browser fields in the control file in > > the package's collab-maint Debian git repository, so this is > > fixed on the next upload. > good -- that would be sufficient to close the bugreport > > > These are for the Debian package > > and not the upstream repository, though---I wonder, do they > > actually solve the problem that you're bringing up? What > > exactly do you want? > if you recall -- this bugreport was filed during debconf10... during > your presentation... for live demonstration of sd/debbugs integration > > but on a sidenote -- since upstream is also under git, consider in > future for your debian packaging just rely not on 'source distribution > tarballs' but on upstream git repository. That might provide few > benefits > > * coherent single git repository, so "Debian package" repository would > simply contain upstream repository as well (instead of imported > tarballs) > > * as a "side effect" you would be resistant to possible upstream's > faults in generating "source distribution" tarball ( if it is not as > simple as the output of git archive) > > * easy cherry-picking of necessary commits for fixes
Sure, you make a good point. Do you know of any resources in particular about workflows for having managing upstream+debian both in git? A pointer might help me get on this faster. Thanks! Christine -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
