Package: debian-policy
Version: 4.3.0.1
Severity: minor
Hi,
Policy §5.6.26 permits "-b" only in the case of Vcs-Git:
In the case of Git, the value consists of a URL, optionally
followed by the word -b and the name of a branch in the
indicated repository.
However, Mercurial (ie. "Vcs-Hg") supports this too in its
equivalent "hg clone" command. This change was triggered via
#920314 in Lintian.
A simple patch (also attached) might be:
commit 3e66c9e470053fcc77169efa82833252971d211c
Author: Chris Lamb <la...@debian.org>
Date: Thu Jan 24 16:55:21 2019 +0100
Permit branch specifications ("-b") in Mercurial Vcs-Hg headers too,
not just Vcs-Git. (Closes: #-1)
diff --git a/policy/ch-controlfields.rst b/policy/ch-controlfields.rst
index 44080c9..013aae4 100644
--- a/policy/ch-controlfields.rst
+++ b/policy/ch-controlfields.rst
@@ -973,10 +973,11 @@ repository where the Debian source package is
developed.
- Mtn (Monotone)
- Svn (Subversion)
- In the case of Git, the value consists of a URL, optionally followed
- by the word ``-b`` and the name of a branch in the indicated
- repository, following the syntax of the ``git clone`` command. If no
- branch is specified, the packaging should be on the default branch.
+ In the case of Git and Mercurial, the value consists of a URL,
+ optionally followed by the word ``-b`` and the name of a branch in
+ the indicated repository, following the syntax of the ``git clone``
+ or ``hg clone`` command. If no branch is specified, the packaging
+ should be on the default branch.
More than one different VCS may be specified for the same package.
Thank you for maintaining Policy.
Best wishes,
--
,''`.
: :' : Chris Lamb
`. `'` la...@debian.org 🍥 chris-lamb.co.uk
`-
From 3e66c9e470053fcc77169efa82833252971d211c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Lamb <la...@debian.org>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 16:55:21 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Permit branch specifications ("-b") in Mercurial Vcs-Hg
headers too, not just Vcs-Git. (Closes: #-1)
---
policy/ch-controlfields.rst | 9 +++++----
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/policy/ch-controlfields.rst b/policy/ch-controlfields.rst
index 44080c9..013aae4 100644
--- a/policy/ch-controlfields.rst
+++ b/policy/ch-controlfields.rst
@@ -973,10 +973,11 @@ repository where the Debian source package is developed.
- Mtn (Monotone)
- Svn (Subversion)
- In the case of Git, the value consists of a URL, optionally followed
- by the word ``-b`` and the name of a branch in the indicated
- repository, following the syntax of the ``git clone`` command. If no
- branch is specified, the packaging should be on the default branch.
+ In the case of Git and Mercurial, the value consists of a URL,
+ optionally followed by the word ``-b`` and the name of a branch in
+ the indicated repository, following the syntax of the ``git clone``
+ or ``hg clone`` command. If no branch is specified, the packaging
+ should be on the default branch.
More than one different VCS may be specified for the same package.
--
2.20.1
