Re: RFC: DEP-14: Recommended layout for Git packaging repositories
On Thursday, November 13, 2014 01:32:04 Sam Hartman wrote:
> Hi.
> I've read the original proposal and believe it is generally going in the
> right direction.
>
> things I liked:
>
> * didn't pick between dgit/git-dpm/git-pq; documented the common parts
>
> * Seemed to really focus on one clear scope.
>
> * Discouraged overlay packaging.
> I've tried to read the arguments, and I'm unconvinced that should be a
> recommended practice.
> I'd prefer to simply rule it out of scope: this proposal describes how
> to package debian and upstream sources together. It does not apply to
> other cases and does not forbid or recommend them.
> It doesn't apply to svn. It doesn't apply to overlay packaging.
If the scope is narrower than Debian as a whole, then the title of the DEP
needs to change. Maybe:
Recommended layout for Git packaging repositories which also contain upstream
sources
Scott K
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