Am Thu, May 08, 2025 at 09:56:47PM +0200 schrieb Lucas Nussbaum:
> > The point of this sentence is to define what is non-consensual in the
> > first place. Changing the packaging style means the NMU diff will be
> > difficult to review.
>
> It don't think that it's about the ability to review the diff.
The goal of the Bug of the Day initiative--through which the mentioned
NMUs were prepared--is to reduce packaging smells[1], which are:
1. Debhelper compatibility level: lower than 9 is a smell (we set 13)
2. Build system: not using dh is a smell.
3. Source format and patch system: not using 3.0 is a smell
4. VCS: not using Git and Salsa is a smell (except if the package is using
dgit).
> If a NMU involves changing the packaging style _and_ making other changes,
> it's also possible to publish the changes somewhere as a serie of patches
> rather than as a single patch.
Fixing item 4 provides a well-known and convenient way to publish all
patches, along with build logs automatically generated by Salsa CI.
Kind regards
Andreas.
[1] https://trends.debian.net/#smells
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