Re: Re: Update branches on Alioth

[Corentin Desfarges <corentin.desfarges@gmail.com>]

Hi Andreas

> Well, as Debian Policy suggest you should update upstream and
> pristine-tar

>    git import-orig --pristine-tar <path_to_upstream_tar>

> As far as I can see you rather updated the single files in master.  The
> usual way to do the *Debian packaging* is that master contains upstream
> (as imported from the tarball) and the debian/ dir.  Charles has added
> another method to clone an upstream repository and also added some
> documentation.  I *personally* have no experience with this way and can
> not help you here since I do not use this method.

> If you want my (personall) recommendation I would revert the latest
> commit and go the import-orig way above.  Otherwise Charles might give a
> hint how to proceede from here.

To revert the last commit pushed, I did this :
   git revert HEAD~1..HEAD

Then I did this :
   uscan --force-download
   git import-orgin --pristine-tar <path_to_upstream_tar>

Now it's okay for me, I think my repository is in order.


Thank for your help!


Corentin