❦ 5 août 2015 10:28 GMT, Fabrice Aeschbacher <fabrice.aeschbacher@gmail.com> :
> I did also read on debian-devel that putting the debian/ directory in
> the same (git) repo has some drawbacks and is not recommended (at
> least not in the same branch). I cannot remember all arguments, but
> some can be found here :
> https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMentorsFaq#What.27s_wrong_with_upstream_shipping_a_debian.2F_directory.3F
The arguments all rely on .diff.gz which is not used anymore with 3.0
formats. I think the whole entry should be removed as there is now
little interest to try to enforce this rule. On the other hand, such a
"rule" makes us appear as too strict for some upstreams.
Indeed.
OTOH, other arguments I can remember were:
- if upstream and Debian eventually disagree on the packaging (and / or package version number, changelog ... ), things become complicated
- ditto for derivative distros vs. Debian having possibly different packaging .
With kind regards,
Fabrice Aeschbacher