Re: My personal recommendation on how to create Debian packages from upstream Git
Hi,
On Wed, May 28, 2025 at 10:04:01PM +0200, Marc Haber wrote:
>
> thanks for writing the two most comprehensive docs about packaging, git and
> gbp I have read in the last years.
> Impressive work.
+1 !
> On Wed, May 28, 2025 at 06:36:00AM -0700, Otto Kekäläinen wrote:
> > in
> > particular these two:
> >
> > - https://optimizedbyotto.com/post/debian-packaging-from-git/
>
<snip>
> My personal pet peeve is the difference between the source package and the
> packaging git repository contents. Those two especially differ in the state
> of patches: They're applied in the unpacked source package, and not applied
> in the packed source package and in the git repository contents. That is for
> me a constant source of confusion and it would be nice if your document
> would contain an explanation.
<snip>
Isn't this what dgit is supposed to solve?
Bye,
Joost
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