On Mon, Jan 11, 2021 at 03:57:12PM +0200, Marius Vlad wrote: > Thanks for taking the time to comment on the matter. So, I guess I could > then step in. I've created myself an account on salsa. I have a couple > of questions, mostly related to the set-up of it: Excellent, I've granted you full access to the existing packaging repo. https://salsa.debian.org/games-team/glmark2 > - do I need to ask upstream to do a new release (I see the last one is > from April last year)? Is the policy to merge tags/release from upstream > then cherry-pick/rebase the local changes? Where can I find more info > about this? I guess the question is: 'How do we track and integrate > upstream changes?' It's currently setup for git-buildpackage with the upstream git history on branch "upstream", the tag merged into "master" which contains the debian/ folder. It's up to you how much you push for the latest version, tags are best but you can easily backport individual commits or use the git HEAD. https://honk.sigxcpu.org/projects/git-buildpackage/manual-html/gbp.import.upstream-git.html > - do I need to apply for some kind of Debian maintainer form? Maybe > create some kind of PGP key? Thought I've been a Debian user for years > I don't know how this works. That's fair enough, we all start somewhere and it can be daunting to make the move from user to package maintainer, but it is satisfying! I can see that your mail to me was already pgp-signed, which is great so you should register on mentors and upload your public key. https://mentors.debian.net/intro-maintainers/ > - @Phil, is there a way we could chat on IRC or something similar to get > things moving a bit faster than email. Of course. #debian-mentors is your best bet for asking packaging questions any time of day, but feel free to @emorrp1 if you like. The channel is also bridged to matrix at #_oftc_#debian-mentors:matrix.org Good luck!
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