On Dec 11 2016, Sean Whitton <spwhit...@spwhitton.name> wrote: > Hello Nikolaus, > > On Sun, Dec 11, 2016 at 12:17:50PM -0800, Nikolaus Rath wrote: >> I would like to start using dgit for one of my packages, using the >> dgit-maint-merge workflow. > > dgit-maint-merge(7) author here.
Thanks for writing it :-).
>> If I understood correctly, following the dgit-maint-merge(7)
>> instructions for the initial setup will give me a repository with only
>> the upstream git history, but no data from previous Debian packages.
>>
>> Is there a good way to import the existing package history as well?
>>
>> Until now, I've used git-dpm, but I don't really need the full
>> git-dpm history, I'd be happy to just preserve the uploaded versions.
>
> What I would do in this situation is, starting with your existing
> packaging history,
>
> 1) Ensure HEAD is dgit-compatible. This means patches are applied,
> debian/source/local-options does not exist, etc.
>
> 2) Do the steps under "git configuration" and "source package
> configuration" in the manpage.
>
> 3) rm -r debian/patches.
Ah, that makes sense. I guess I'm still mentally adjusting to dgit's
flexibility. Thanks!
Best,
-Nikolaus
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