Re: Upstream source: best practice
Hi,
On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 09:56:07AM +0200, Thibaut Paumard wrote:
> I think what is customary (this is what I do) is:
>
> - Keep an branch named "upstream" with the upstream code, which can be a
> copy of upstream's VCS or imported from the tarballs.
> - Maintain a set of tags named 'upstream/<version>' which contain
> exactly what is in the .orig.tar file.
> - Use pristine tar to store the exact .orig.tar file.
> - Maintain the debian directory in the 'master' branch.
> - Maintain a set of tags named debian/<version-revision> which contain
> exactly what you get by unpacking the corresponding .dsc.
This fits the policies of Debian Med, Debian GIS and Debian Science.
Kind regards
Andreas.
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