Le mer. 5 août 2015 à 13:00, Vincent Bernat <ber...@debian.org> a écrit :
> ❦ 5 août 2015 10:28 GMT, Fabrice Aeschbacher < > fabrice.aeschbac...@gmail.com> : > > > I did also read on debian-devel that putting the debian/ directory in > > the same (git) repo has some drawbacks and is not recommended (at > > least not in the same branch). I cannot remember all arguments, but > > some can be found here : > > > https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMentorsFaq#What.27s_wrong_with_upstream_shipping_a_debian.2F_directory.3F > > The arguments all rely on .diff.gz which is not used anymore with 3.0 > formats. I think the whole entry should be removed as there is now > little interest to try to enforce this rule. On the other hand, such a > "rule" makes us appear as too strict for some upstreams. > Indeed. OTOH, other arguments I can remember were: - if upstream and Debian eventually disagree on the packaging (and / or package version number, changelog ... ), things become complicated - ditto for derivative distros vs. Debian having possibly different packaging . With kind regards, Fabrice Aeschbacher
