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On Thu, Sep 07 2017, Brian May wrote:
> In general, however, when something does go badly wrong I think it will be a
> lot easier to diagnose, understand, and fix with GPB PQ then with git-dpm.
> git-dpm can get very messy very quickly, particularly if you forget to pull
> before making changes (personally I make this mistake too frequently) or update
> to a new upstream version without using the correct git-dpm workflow - I have
> seen both of these situations happen.

I concur. gbp is not without issues, but as you said, gbp is easier to
reason about and fix.

I don't use gbp daily. In fact, I maintain or edit existing packages not
as frequently as I would like, often having to re-read the documentation
along the way.

The fact that gbp is better documented is a big plus, even if everything
else would be equal. Simplicity goes a long way for cooperative
maintenance. I'm relieved gbp is now the recommended choice.