Re: ncbi-tools6 does not simply build via gbp due to changed files
Andreas Tille <tille@debian.org> writes:
> I admit that there is probably no right or wrong in the choice of a
> workflow but if it comes to team maintenance commented patches are more
> obvious for your team mates.
Fair enough.
> That's fine. Some patches look as if you have forwarded these upstream
> and we can create more sensible patches with next upstream version.
FWIW, I don't anticipate any more upstream releases, as upstream is
really trying to phase this code base out. Already, the latest release
occurred only because a government-wide HTTPS mandate was going to break
previous releases' ability to communicate with NCBI servers.
>> how do you feel about gbp-pq(1) as a compromise between our preferred
>> approaches?
>
> I admit I have never dealt with this. I think I can live with it if gbp
> would work out of the box. If there are some specific hints needed
> please frop these in debian/README.source.
OK, thanks. I'll look into switching over when I get a chance.
> In short: If you want to change Vcs URLs manually now you do not need
> to do it later.
Got it. My approach has been to switch the fields as part of preparing
to make an upload, but redirection does certainly still work for now. I
do share your frustration that the anonscm alias didn't offer as much
permanance as promised.
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Aaron M. Ucko, KB1CJC (amu at alum.mit.edu, ucko at debian.org)
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