On Sun, 02 Dec 2012 10:41:00 +0100, Thomas Koch wrote: > > I guess you create an upstream source tarball and use "git-import-orig" > > to merge this into the 'upstream' branch of the debian git repo. > I don't create an upstream source tarball. I download upstreams official > release tarball. > > Then the most simple thing to do is: > - delete all files from the git repo besides .git > (make sure to also delete all dot files!) > - unpack upstreams tarball > - move all files (including dot files!) from upstreams tarball in the git repo > - compare with git status > - if git status does not report any differences (seldomly for java projects) > then just tag (signed!) the commit with upstream/$VERSION > - if there is any difference, make a commit and tag this commit. > > run pristine-tar commit with the downloaded tarball against upstream/$VERSION What's the advantage of this approach over just using git-import-orig? Cheers, gregor -- .''`. Homepage: http://info.comodo.priv.at/ - OpenPGP key 0xBB3A68018649AA06 : :' : Debian GNU/Linux user, admin, and developer - http://www.debian.org/ `. `' Member of VIBE!AT & SPI, fellow of the Free Software Foundation Europe `- NP: Rolling Stones: Playwithfire
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