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Re: pkg-perl svn repository reorg at July 30th, 2:00-3:00 UTC



On 23:20 Sun 29 Jul     , Julian Mehnle wrote:
> Joey Hess wrote:
> > Working with the new repository:
> >
> > If you use svn-inject, you will need to patch it with the patch from
> > #433536, until that bug is fixed. Also, svn-inject should be run with
> > the -l 2 switch to use the new repo layout.
> >
> > If you use svn-upgrade, you will need the patch from #434932.
> >
> > If you use svn-buildpackage, it should work, but avoid using the
> > --svn-tag switch, as it does not work with the new layout (#433532).
> > Instead, you can use debcommit --release to do the tagging.
> 
> Excuse me, but the requirement to patch all these (frequently used) tools 
> to support the new repository layout is NOT NICE.
> 
> Can't the reform wait until the fixed tools have at least reached unstable?

Or maybe you or someone else could build the packages with these patchs until
they are not in unstable.

Friendly,
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