On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 01:50:49PM -0500, Matt Zagrabelny wrote:
> > 2. What should the "master" branch be used for?
Consider the string "master" a label for _your leading branch_
> I don't use the master branch with DEP-14. I believe the DEP is stating
> that you'd use "master" for native packages - which from the sounds of it,
> yours is not. Therefore, I'd not use "master".
But you have your own leading branch
When I am packaging someone else's software (upstream/latest) for inclusion in Debian (debian/master), I don't feel like I have "my own" leading branch.
What am I missing for using (or not using) a "master" branch?
> > 3. When a new upstream tarball is released, where should it be imported?
> >
>
> Assuming you have a remote named "github", I suppose you'd do something
> like:
>
> git pull github upstream/latest
I think it should be (be warned _not tested_ ) avoid that your current branch gets pollueted.
What makes you believe that the current branch would get polluted?
I believe a:
git pull repo refspec
is equivalent to:
git checkout refspec
git pull repo
Am I wrong?
Thanks for the dialog!
-m