Holger Levsen writes ("Re: Preferred git branch structure when upstream moves
from tarballs to git"):
> On Wed, May 08, 2019 at 12:18:41PM +0100, Ian Jackson wrote:
> > I'm not sure what git branch format you are using. (Maybe you said it
> > earlier in this thread.) Packaging-only ? git-merge ?
>
> both.
For packaging-only, dgit does not properly support that. Do you have
the upstream source in git form too, and if so how do you combine
them ? Do you manipulate patches using quilt ? [1]
If you use git-merge and have all the source (including upstream
source) in a single git tree there is indeed no need to use gbp pq.
The manpage dgit-maint-merge(7) explains how to publish such a thing
with dgit.
> > You should use dgit for the benefit of users. See my other mail which
> > answers why Vcs-Git and debcheckout is not enough.
>
> could you be so kind and provide a pointer, this thread is rather long
> already? (Maybe this is also worth an FAQ entry somewhere..)
Sorry, I should have done that the first time. I'll reply to
Jonathan and you.
Regards,
Ian.
[1] I have to say that I think quilt is just awful. Perhaps your
mileage varies, but I thought quilt was awful by comparison with
*CVS*, when I first encountered it...
I know it can be work to learn new stuff, and of course it's a pain if
lots of people are advising you to learn different and mutually
incompatible new stuff, but anyone who is still using quilt will
probably benefit a lot from learning how to use gitish tools instead.
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