control: retitle -1 gbp dch needs a better workflow description
control: tags -1 +help
Hi,
On Thu, Nov 02, 2017 at 03:35:33PM +0000, Chris Lamb wrote:
> Hi Guido,
>
> > I'm using
> >
> > [import-orig]
> > # Automatically forward the changelog after importing a new upstream
> > version
> > postimport = gbp dch -S -a --debian-branch=$GBP_BRANCH && git commit
> > --amend -C@{0} debian/changelog
> >
> > to get a new upstream version after every import into the changelog and
> > from there on only "gbp dch -S -a" or "gbp dch -R -a". I never invoke dch
> > by hand.
>
> Ahhhhh. I was only running "dch" manually as I know I need *a* new changelog
> entry referencing the new version.
>
> > I'm happy to apply a patch to the manual to make this more clear but
> > otherwise I'm not seeing a bug here.
>
> Please, please do so.
>
> It's not really entirely obvious the best practice for adding a new upstream
> version - adding *a* changelog entry is clearly required so I was just doing
> what I thought was necessary.
>
> Nailing these rather common workflows in the docs is really beneficial
> IMHO. :)
>
> Feel free to retitle this bug to match.
Done. A patch would be welcome.
Cheers,
-- Guido
