Re: RFC: DEP-14: Recommended layout for Git packaging repositories
On Wed, 12 Nov 2014, Mathieu Parent wrote:
> Maybe a short note would be good then? (but I don't know how to write it).
I suggest this:
--- a/web/deps/dep14.mdwn
+++ b/web/deps/dep14.mdwn
@@ -230,6 +230,17 @@ non-patchable data), you can do so but you should then document
this in `debian/README.source` along with some explanations of the tool
to use to build the package.
+About repacked upstream sources
+-------------------------------
+
+When the upstream sources needs to be repacked (for example to drop some
+non-DFSG compliant files), then the branches and tags under the
+`upstream/` prefix should actually contain the repacked sources.
+
+How the problematic files are pruned does not matter. What matters is that
+what is stored in the `upstream/*` namespace are the sources that package
+maintainers are effectively using.
+
Managing debian/changelog
-------------------------
Does this meet your expectation?
Cheers,
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Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer
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