Re: Git for Squeeze

[Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>]

martin f krafft wrote:

> Nobody yet knows how long the freeze will last, so it might be worth
> now to expend the effort to put in there a version of Git you are
> ready to support for 2–3 years.

Thanks for the advice.  I have put together a rough package, which
can be found here:

 git://repo.or.cz/debian-git/jrn.git proposed-updates

or here:

 dget http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/g/git/git_1.7.2.2-0.1.dsc

I followed your advice to the letter, since it seemed reasonable.
Still would be nice to do:

 - get "git instaweb" to work: currently any /etc/gitweb.conf from an
   actual gitweb installation interferes with it, and the git logo is
   not being copied to .git/gitweb like it should be. (Bug#592733)

 - finish listing fixed bugs

 - decide whether it is safe to change the Conflicts: git-core (<= 1:1.7.0.4-1)
   to Breaks: git-core (<= 1:1.7.0.4-1) + Conflicts: git-core (<< 1:1.5.2-1)

 - look into the emacs (Bug#576887, #577471, #577834) and
   git-daemon-run (Bug#570094) patches on the bts

 - sleep and reflect on it

 - test it out some more

I am sending out the package now to help with that last bit.

Thoughts welcome, as always.

Good night,
Jonathan