Re: Package Fastaq git mess
Le Wed, Oct 08, 2014 at 02:15:59PM +0100, Jorge Sebastião Soares a écrit :
> Hi all,
>
> I've reinitiated work on package Fastaq:
>
> https://github.com/sanger-pathogens/Fastaq
> http://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/debian-med/fastaq.git/
…
> I got:
>
> gbp:error:
> Repository does not have branch 'upstream' for upstream sources. If there
> is none see
> file:///usr/share/doc/git-buildpackage/manual-html/gbp.import.html#GBP.IMPORT.CONVERT
> on howto create it otherwise use --upstream-branch to specify it.
Hi Jorge,
for packages where there is an upstream Git repository, and especially when
their release tarballs are identical to their Git tags, I do not use
git-import-orig anymore. I just use the full upstream master branch as gbp
upstream branch (you can either use the name ‘upstream’ or the original name
after editing debian/gbp.conf accordingly), and I register the upstream source
archive using the pristine-tar command directly.
This way we get the best of both worlds: a layout fully compatible with the
use of git-buildpackage with pristine-tar, and the full upstream commit history.
See http://debian-med.alioth.debian.org/docs/policy.html#updating-git-package if
you are interested in following that way, and feel free to suggests enhancements
to that section.
Have a nice day,
Charles
--
Charles Plessy
Debian Med packaging team,
http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-med
Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan
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