I am packaging some upstream software for Debian and I am trying to
understand the workflow around "DEP-14: Recommended layout for Git
packaging repositories".
Looking at DEP-14 I might have these Git branches:
master
debian/master
debian/stretch
upstream/latest
I understand that the Debian packaging files in debian/ will appear in
the "debian/*" branch, but my general question is: what is the workflow
around all these branches? When and how do files get merged from one
branch to another?
More specifically:
1. Besides the debian/ directory, what is the difference between the
"debian/master" branch and the "upstream/latest" branch?
2. What should the "master" branch be used for?
3. When a new upstream tarball is released, where should it be imported?
In "upstream/latest"? In "debian/master"? Both?
Thanks, Adam Lewenberg
