Am Sat, Apr 13, 2024 at 01:16:37AM +0900 schrieb Simon Richter:
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> For example, any repository that does not list debian/files and
> debian/*.substvars in the gitignore will fail to build twice in a row,
> because these files are created and are subsequently untracked.
Sorry, no. We should teach people to build in a chroot which does
not leave this stuff inside local debian/ dir.
> Once people are familiar with how Debian packaging works, we can introduce
> the git interfaces on top. Before that, git is more of a hindrance than a
> benefit to new contributors, precisely because it looks familiar, but the
> knowledge is not transferable.
>From my mentoring work I can confirm this sequence is not necessary for
everyone. You might have different experience, but I would not subscribe
this as a general rule.
Kind regards
Andreas.
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