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Re: using git-dpm or plain git-buildpackage in PAPT and DPMT

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On Aug 10 2016, Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org> wrote:
> As I only heard complains about git-dpm, maybe someone would like to
> express his joy using it, and explain why they think it's a nice tool.
> But is there such person? It seems git-dpm only brings frustration.

In my opinion, git-dpm solves the problem of keeping a full history of
Debian source packages (i.e., patches applied and debian/patches/
populated) as well as possible. This means that it is often painful.

I think the only way to make this less painful is to get rid of the idea
of managing patches in a VCS and use something like gitpkg. This has the
drawback source package is now *generated* from the Git repository
(i.e., you can't do git clone + debuild), but it makes maintaining the
Git repository much less painful. Judging from all the attempts I've
seen so far, trying to put patches (i.e., the output of a VCS) under
version-control is just a doomed endeavor.


I don't believe that switching from git-dpm to git-buildpackage is going
to make things easier, it'll just be trading one set of problems for
another.


Best,
-Nikolaus

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  Re: pypi2deb 1.20160809 and --profile dpmt Daniel Stender <stender@debian.org> - 2016-08-10 00:00 +0200
    Re: pypi2deb 1.20160809 and --profile dpmt Barry Warsaw <barry@debian.org> - 2016-08-10 00:10 +0200
    PAPT Git (was: pypi2deb 1.20160809 and --profile dpmt) "W. Martin Borgert" <debacle@debian.org> - 2016-08-10 01:00 +0200
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        Re: PAPT Git Piotr Ożarowski <piotr@debian.org> - 2016-08-10 09:40 +0200
        Re: using git-dpm or plain git-buildpackage in PAPT and DPMT (was:  PAPT Git) Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org> - 2016-08-10 10:20 +0200
          Re: using git-dpm or plain git-buildpackage in PAPT and DPMT (was:  PAPT Git) "W. Martin Borgert" <debacle@debian.org> - 2016-08-10 11:00 +0200
          Re: using git-dpm or plain git-buildpackage in PAPT and DPMT (was: PAPT Git) Brian May <bam@debian.org> - 2016-08-10 12:50 +0200
            Re: using git-dpm or plain git-buildpackage in PAPT and DPMT (was:  PAPT Git) Barry Warsaw <barry@debian.org> - 2016-08-10 16:20 +0200
          Re: using git-dpm or plain git-buildpackage in PAPT and DPMT Nikolaus Rath <Nikolaus@rath.org> - 2016-08-10 21:00 +0200
            Re: using git-dpm or plain git-buildpackage in PAPT and DPMT Barry Warsaw <barry@debian.org> - 2016-08-10 22:50 +0200
              Re: using git-dpm or plain git-buildpackage in PAPT and DPMT Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org> - 2016-08-11 01:20 +0200
                Re: using git-dpm or plain git-buildpackage in PAPT and DPMT Barry Warsaw <barry@debian.org> - 2016-08-11 15:30 +0200
                Re: using git-dpm or plain git-buildpackage in PAPT and DPMT Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org> - 2016-08-11 18:10 +0200
              Re: using git-dpm or plain git-buildpackage in PAPT and DPMT Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org> - 2016-08-15 23:50 +0200
                Re: using git-dpm or plain git-buildpackage in PAPT and DPMT Barry Warsaw <barry@debian.org> - 2016-08-16 00:00 +0200
            Re: using git-dpm or plain git-buildpackage in PAPT and DPMT Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org> - 2016-08-10 23:00 +0200
              Re: using git-dpm or plain git-buildpackage in PAPT and DPMT Brian May <bam@debian.org> - 2016-08-12 12:40 +0200
            Re: using git-dpm or plain git-buildpackage in PAPT and DPMT Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@sergiodj.net> - 2016-08-13 00:00 +0200
              Re: using git-dpm or plain git-buildpackage in PAPT and DPMT Barry Warsaw <barry@debian.org> - 2016-08-13 00:40 +0200
                Re: using git-dpm or plain git-buildpackage in PAPT and DPMT Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@sergiodj.net> - 2016-08-16 22:40 +0200
                Re: using git-dpm or plain git-buildpackage in PAPT and DPMT IOhannes m zmölnig (Debian/GNU)  <umlaeute@debian.org> - 2016-08-31 23:50 +0200
                Re: using git-dpm or plain git-buildpackage in PAPT and DPMT Barry Warsaw <barry@debian.org> - 2016-09-02 21:20 +0200
  Re: pypi2deb 1.20160809 and --profile dpmt IOhannes m zmölnig (Debian/GNU)  <umlaeute@debian.org> - 2016-08-31 23:50 +0200

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