Hi, On Mon, Mar 01, 2010 at 12:22:37PM +0100, Paul Menzel wrote: > Dear Guido, > > > Am Donnerstag, den 25.02.2010, 21:06 +0100 schrieb Guido Günther: > > On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 10:29:47AM +0100, Paul Menzel wrote: > > > + package version up to the current tip of branch > > > + <replaceable>master</replaceable>. If the distribution of the topmost > > > + section in <filename>debian/changelog</filename> is > > > + <emphasis>UNRELEASED</emphasis> the changelog entries will be > > > inserted into > > > + this section. Otherwise a new section will be created.</para> > > That's not completely true. HEAD is used by default, that _might_ be > > master but can be any otehr branch you're on as well. > > I am confused. > > $ grep -C1 "You are not on branch" git-dch > if options.debian_branch != branch: > print >>sys.stderr, "You are not on branch '%s' but on > '%s'" % (options.debian_branch, branch) > raise GbpError, "Use --debian-branch to set the branch to > pick changes from" > > $ grep -B1 debian-branch gbp.conf > # the default branch for the debian patch: > #debian-branch = master > > Does not it use master by default then? Where does > `options.debian_branch` come from? It looks at the _changes_ from --since up to HEAD (tip of the current branch). However it makes sure that you're on "debian-branch" which is indeed 'master' by default. If you're on a different branch it issues a warning and aborts, trying to make sure you don't record changes from a different branch. -- Guido
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