Re: dpkg patch
On Sun, Nov 04, 2007 at 03:50:18PM -0500, Joey Hess wrote:
> Ian Jackson wrote:
> > Many packages nowadays are maintained by teams sharing a revision
> > control system. When this happens many others who work with the
> > package end up using the same RCS to prepare NMUs, local versions,
> > etc.
> >
> > So I think in these cases the fact that a particular RCS is being used
> > is a fact about the package and not about the person doing the work.
> > It should be stored with the package.
>
> Well, we do store such info in the package, via the new Vcs- fields. I
> probably wouldn't mind if dpkg-source looked at those and turned on
> appropriate ignores.. Some people might argue that such a behavior would
> need to be disabled in some cases.
How about a new "Vcs-Git-Ignore: yes" field (or something more clearly
named)? I think I agree that this is better in the control file than in
random files in debian/.
--
Colin Watson [cjwatson@debian.org]
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