Re: dpkg source format 3.0 (git)

2010-02-16 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Jonathan Nieder wrote: > For usability: I imagine what is typically needed is the set of Vcs-Git > fields somewhere conveniently machine-readable, so one could just go > > apt-get source --git whatever > > and get a checkout of its packaging repository. ... which is what debcheckout provi

Re: dpkg source format 3.0 (git)

2010-02-09 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Jonathan Nieder writes: > Goswin von Brederlow wrote: > >> 1) Think about doing this for linux-2.6, XOrg or OOo and what it would >> mean for the source size or usability. > > Indeed, the history is pretty large. A rough estimate (for something > less rough, one should use a well packed bundle w

Re: dpkg source format 3.0 (git)

2010-02-09 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Goswin von Brederlow wrote: > 1) Think about doing this for linux-2.6, XOrg or OOo and what it would > mean for the source size or usability. Indeed, the history is pretty large. A rough estimate (for something less rough, one should use a well packed bundle with only the objects of interest):

Re: dpkg source format 3.0 (git)

2010-02-09 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Jonathan Nieder writes: > Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote: > >> Given the size of the .git dir when you're not using something like stgit >> and have all objects properly packed, one could even consider shipping .git >> inside the package if it is small enough. >> >> Is that a proper way to do