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policy question: tag format for patch-less packages

Started bychrysn <chrysn@fsfe.org>
First post2016-11-16 12:10 +0100
Last post2016-11-16 23:00 +0100
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  policy question: tag format for patch-less packages chrysn <chrysn@fsfe.org> - 2016-11-16 12:10 +0100
    Re: policy question: tag format for patch-less packages IOhannes m zmölnig (Debian/GNU)  <umlaeute@debian.org> - 2016-11-16 22:00 +0100
      Re: policy question: tag format for patch-less packages Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2016-11-16 23:00 +0100

#9007 — policy question: tag format for patch-less packages

Fromchrysn <chrysn@fsfe.org>
Date2016-11-16 12:10 +0100
Subjectpolicy question: tag format for patch-less packages
Message-ID<sE6gh-21P-23@gated-at.bofh.it>

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Hello team,

I'm confused by the DPMT policy when it comes to git-dpm usage.

On the one hand, git-dpm is introduced as the patch management regime.
With what I understand of what git-dpm does, this means that it is not
required or even useful when packages don't need patching.

On the other hand, the tag format is defined in terms of git-dpm, even
though the resulting tags seem to match what `gbp buildpackage
--git-tag` produces.

Should git-dpm be used even though no patches are present?

Best regards
chrysn

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#9008

FromIOhannes m zmölnig (Debian/GNU) <umlaeute@debian.org>
Date2016-11-16 22:00 +0100
Message-ID<sEftf-7M4-5@gated-at.bofh.it>
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On 11/16/2016 06:07 AM, chrysn wrote:
> Should git-dpm be used even though no patches are present?

how do you make sure that you will never need patches? (unless this is a
native package)

gfmards
IOhannes

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#9009

FromScott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com>
Date2016-11-16 23:00 +0100
Message-ID<sEgpj-8pt-3@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#9008

On November 16, 2016 2:33:47 PM CST, "IOhannes m zmölnig (Debian/GNU)" <umlaeute@debian.org> wrote:
>On 11/16/2016 06:07 AM, chrysn wrote:
>> Should git-dpm be used even though no patches are present?
>
>how do you make sure that you will never need patches? (unless this is
>a
>native package)

Also, git-dpm tag provides the needed tags regardless of if there is a patch.  Regardless of patches, we still have an upstream branch and at least an unstable branch that need to be kept up to date.

If someone else needs to add a patch to your package to resolve a bug, they shouldn't have to also check/redo the git archive configuration.

All the team packages should use a common organization.

Scott K

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