Hi Stefano, On 25 May 2016 at 17:09, Stefano Zacchiroli <z...@debian.org> wrote: > I'm convinced we will need at some point to document VCS packaging > layouts in a way that allow tools to use that information > programmatically. But right now that information will not be actionable, > whereas the subdirectory already is (for debcheckout and friends). > > By also considering the fact that the "-d DIR" solution does not prevent > to add a "-l" in the future, I think minimality wins here (hence my > "Yay" to your proposal in separate mail). YMMV.
What worries me is that some people may mistook those options as arguments to "git clone" (something I already faced and argued against on "debian-mentors"[1]). In that case "-b" is even a valid option for it, but "-d" doesn't exists and "-l" (the same as "--local") does a completely different thing (saves disk space when doing local copies). I can't blame them, as when you see a Git URL the first thing that pops on your head is how to clone it. If this were a pool, I would follow Raphael Hertzog's path and votes for "changing nothing". Regards, Tiago. [1]: https://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2016/04/msg00172.html -- Tiago "Myhro" Ilieve Blog: https://blog.myhro.info/ GitHub: https://github.com/myhro LinkedIn: https://br.linkedin.com/in/myhro Montes Claros - MG, Brasil
