On Mon, Jul 09, 2018 at 09:12:05AM -0600, Daniele Nicolodi wrote: > On 7/9/18 12:49 AM, Andrey Rahmatullin wrote: > > On Sun, Jul 08, 2018 at 07:52:19PM -0600, Daniele Nicolodi wrote: > >> The package builds just fine without intermediated cleaning, it is just > >> gbp that complains about uncommitted changes to the source tree. That's > >> why I think I'm missing something about the gbp workflow, as I think > >> that systematically using --git-ignore-new is not the right thing. > > > > The gbp workflow implies you are not building in-tree. > > Thanks! That is what I was missing. > > Would it make sense to have this highlighted more prominently in the > documentation of gbp? I don't recall seeing it mentioned anywhere. I can > prepare a patch. Where would be a good place to add it? > > Why is building off-tree the recommended workflow?
I have this exact problem as well. I solved it for me by using a build-area setup as I am used to it back from svn-buildpackage. Can I have some explanation, what in-free and off-tree building means and how that compares to the build-area feature? Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Leimen, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 6224 1600402 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 6224 1600421
