Hi, Quoting in full for debian-x@: Michael Stapelberg <stapelberg@debian.org> (2018-01-25): > On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 8:11 AM, Guido Günther <agx@sigxcpu.org> wrote: > > > Hi Michael, > > On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 10:27:25PM +0100, Michael Stapelberg wrote: > > > Package: git-buildpackage > > > Version: 0.9.6 > > > Severity: wishlist > > > > > > When using a pure git workflow (no tarballs involved), as documented in > > > file:///usr/share/doc/git-buildpackage/manual-html/gbp. > > import.upstream-git.html, > > > it is common to configure the “upstream” git remote to be the actual > > upstream, > > > whereas the “origin” git remote would be a repository on alioth. > > > > > > E.g., for the golang-text package, I would configure: > > > remote “origin” is git.debian.org:/git/pkg-go/packages/golang-text.git > > > remote “upstream” is https://github.com/kr/text > > > > > > Now, when another team member of the pkg-go team uses gbp-clone on the > > alioth > > > repository, they won’t get my “upstream” git remote configuration. > > > > > > This means publishing git repositories is lossy: what I have on my hard > > disk > > > does not reflect what other team members will get when they clone the > > > repository. > > > > > > This makes updating packages way harder than it should be :) > > > > > > Could we add options to debian/gbp.conf to get an upstream git remote > > configured > > > automatically when cloning please? > > > > For purely git based workflow this makes. For this to be nicely integrated > > we'd > > need to store the information somehwere in the packakge e.g. > > > > X-Upstream-VCS: > > > > in debian control so not each packaging team has to cook it's own solution. > > However it could be nicely protyped using gbp clone's postclone hooks. > > Cheers, > > -- Guido > > > > > Done, see > https://github.com/Debian/pkg-go-tools/blob/master/cmd/pgt-remote-add-upstream/upstream.go > > To install, use: > % sudo apt install golang-go git > % go get -u github.com/Debian/pkg-go-tools/cmd/pgt-remote-add-upstream > > Then, use the binary in ~/go/bin/pgt-remote-add-upstream as postclone hook. > > While this works for the time being, I’d like to see it in git-buildpackage > proper, if only because hook configuration is cumbersome to do in a > packaging-group-specific way. > > I noticed that the xorg-team also has a similar script: > http://x.debian.net/reference/git-usage.html (search for > “xsf-remote-add-upstream”). Theirs uses debian/watch. > > kibi, would xorg-team be happy with gbp looking at the X-Vcs-Upstream-Git > key/value pair in debian/control, or do you have any special requirements? It's been a few years since I left the X maintenance team, so you'd have to ask debian-x@ members/actual maintainers. Cheers, -- Cyril Brulebois (kibi@debian.org) <https://debamax.com/> D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant
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