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Re: upstream source included in subversion?



On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:43:29 +0100, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:

> Is it considered A Good Thing(tm) to include upstream source in the 
> source packages in the pkg-perl group on Alioth?

Yes, we have all the upstream sources in the repository.
 
> I followed the guide at 
> http://pkg-perl.alioth.debian.org/subversion.html and now realize that 
> the -o option to svn-inject was not used...

Right.
 
> The general recommendation for Alioth is to not include upstream source 
> on Alioth Subversion repositories.

I think most people in the pkg-perl prefer to have to "whole" package
including upstream sources around for quicker checking/fixing ...
 
> I suggest to update that web page and either clarify the special need 
> for the pkg-perl group or include the -o option in example commands.

Might be worth an additional comment.
 
> ...and do any of you know how I strip upstream source from a source 
> package already uploaded?!?

Sorry, I don't, but I also don't think that's the group consensus at
the moment :)

Cheers,
gregor
 
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