Hello, On Fri 20 Jun 2025 at 04:23pm +01, Ian Jackson wrote:
> 2. I think maybe --branch ought to be called --other-branch or > --upload-other-branch or --look-only-at-other-branch or > --other-git-branch or something. Just --branch is too attractive a > name. > > A user who is confused may use it in an effort to correct an apparent > misbehaviour, but in such a situation it's likely to make things worse > rather than better. (In your case it did nothing.) Some gbp tools > have --branch options which are much less exciting. > > Another awkwardness with --branch is that some people might think it > referred to the target Debian release. (Eg when the BTS says "from > other branch bugs".) We call that a "suite". This option is about > the local branch to use as input, not where the output ends up. > > Let's see what Sean thinks about this. (Bug clone -2, bug# TBD.) Marco, do you think if it had been called "--other-branch" or "--upload-other-branch" that would have meant you didn't try it? -- Sean Whitton
signature.asc
Description: PGP signature
