Hi Kari (2024.11.18_15:40:55_+0000) > - Only store debian/ in the repository and use origtargz for the rest.
I used to feel strongly this way, too. However, A big advantage of storing the upstream sources in git is that you can use git to manage the quilt patch queue. I used to be pretty good at editing patches to get them to apply after upstream changed the code, but its painful and slow work. gbp-pq rebase is *infinitely* better. You need to be comfortable in git rebasing. But if you use git, you are probably already a git rebase ninja. You can use those same skills in Debian patch queue maintenance. I'd suggest giving gbp-pq a good try before writing off the gbp stack. Maintaining a complex patch stack is *much* easier with it. I look after packages in both layouts, and I am sold on storing upstream sources in git. Stefano -- Stefano Rivera http://tumbleweed.org.za/ +1 415 683 3272
