On 05/06/2014 08:47 AM, Jochen Topf wrote: > My goal is this: Instead of waiting for upstream to do a release before > doing the packaging, I want to try out packaging when I know a release > is coming. Waiting for the release means any changes I have to do for > the Debian package or any other problems I happen to stumble upon while > packaging will only be in the next upstream release and have to be kept > in patches in the mean time. Plenty of opportunity for things to be > forgotten or getting mixed up. > > It seems to me much more natural and in the spirit of cooperation between > Debian and Upstream to check packaging before the release and immediately > clear any problems with Upstream. That way once the release comes, it is > easy and straightforward to release the new Debian version. > > But for that I need an easy way to test whether packages build correctly, > check lintian results etc. Any suggestions how I can do that?
Import the current upstream sources as pre-release versions into the upstream branch. If upstream provides official pre-releases in the form of alpha, beta or RC releases, the process should be fairly straightforward. Without the official pre-releases you can use the git commit date as pre-release version number, e.g. 1.0.0~git20140506-1 for the upstream sources before the official 1.0.0 release. > Jochen Kind Regards, Bas -- GPG Key ID: 4096R/E88D4AF1 Fingerprint: 8182 DE41 7056 408D 6146 50D1 6750 F10A E88D 4AF1 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
