On Feb 22, 2020, at 12:03 PM, Shengjing Zhu <z...@debian.org> wrote: > > On Fri, Feb 21, 2020 at 5:15 PM Martina Ferrari <t...@debian.org> wrote: >> >> [OK this took WAY longer than expected. I am stopping here, but I would >> really appreciate if others could help with comments, extra examples, etc.] >> >> In the past couple of years, I have informally helped a few different >> people adopt the new workflow[1], but that does not scale well. >> >> So, I am putting some of my ideas in a big email to try to document this >> better, to discuss some problems with the new system, and hopefully to >> help more people switch to this workflow. >> >> I will put notes prefixed with [TEAM], which would really benefit from >> wider input. >> >> [1] https://go-team.pages.debian.net/workflow-changes.html >> > > I find it hard to reply on every detail paragraph. > > As I said in my previous email, dh-make-golang has implemented the new > workflow, and it's the default mode. > > So when you create a new package with dh-make-golang, it creates two > branches for you, > + debian/sid > + upstream > upstream branch contains upstream history. > If the vendor directory should be removed, it still needs manual process. > > And, dh-make-golang will tell you how to update the package too. > The instruction is to `gbp import-orig --sign-tags --uscan > --upstream-vcs-tag=<commit-ish>` > gbp will do the work for you, like > + merging upstream history on upstream branch > + comparing the orig tarball which may exclude vendor directory, and > generating a merging commit in upstream branch. > + create upstream/* tags > > Please try the new dh-make-golang, and contribute patches. > > -- > Shengjing Zhu
[Trying again actually replying to the list] Thanks so much to Martina for the really detailed write up and to Anthony Fok for implementing it in dh-make-golang. (And thanks to Shengjing for pointing out to me that Anthony actually made the change!) I created and uploaded ~5 packages last night using the new workflow and it went very smoothly! Stephen
