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Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change)

From Nikolaus Rath <Nikolaus@rath.org>
Newsgroups linux.debian.maint.python
Subject Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change)
Date 2018-08-08 13:40 +0200
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On Aug 08 2018, Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org> wrote:
> On 08/04/2018 09:05 AM, Ruben Undheim wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>>>> 2/ Ondrej Novy will do a mass-change from git-dpm to gbp on team packages.
>>>> Related to this, Piotr will review and amend the team policy if necessary,
>>>> as
>>>> well as work on the pipeline to make sure the policy gets published from
>>>> salsa.
>> 
>> Good initiative! The last upload of git-dpm was in 2014.
>> 
>> But have anyone here tried the new tool git-debrebase (by Ian)?  Should it be
>> evaluated before doing a mass change for Python packages? It integrates even
>> better with dgit (of course..)
>
> The problem with git-debrebase will be the same as with git-dpm. As soon
> as you try to upgrade / merge a new upstream release, you dive into a
> rebase/conflict nightmare.

That doesn't make sense to me. git-dpm maintains (and rebases) Debian
patches separately, so upgrading to a new upgrade release can
principally not be any harder than with gbp.

The problems with git-dpm are the implementation and lack of
maintenance, not the way the Debian changes are managed. 


Best,
-Nikolaus

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Report from the Python BoF @ DebConf18 Nicolas Dandrimont <olasd@debian.org> - 2018-08-02 17:30 +0200
  git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) Ondrej Novy <novy@ondrej.org> - 2018-08-03 05:30 +0200
    Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) "W. Martin Borgert" <debacle@debian.org> - 2018-08-03 06:00 +0200
      Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2018-08-03 06:40 +0200
        Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) "W. Martin Borgert" <debacle@debian.org> - 2018-08-03 08:30 +0200
          Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org> - 2018-08-03 09:10 +0200
            Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) "W. Martin Borgert" <debacle@debian.org> - 2018-08-03 10:20 +0200
              Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) "W. Martin Borgert" <debacle@debian.org> - 2018-08-03 10:30 +0200
    Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) Sandro Tosi <morph@debian.org> - 2018-08-03 15:40 +0200
    Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) Ruben Undheim <lists@beebeetle.com> - 2018-08-04 09:40 +0200
      Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org> - 2018-08-08 09:20 +0200
        Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) Nikolaus Rath <Nikolaus@rath.org> - 2018-08-08 13:40 +0200
          Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org> - 2018-08-08 16:50 +0200
            Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) Nikolaus Rath <Nikolaus@rath.org> - 2018-08-08 21:30 +0200
              Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org> - 2018-08-09 10:20 +0200
                Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) Ondrej Novy <novy@ondrej.org> - 2018-08-09 11:00 +0200
                Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org> - 2018-08-09 12:20 +0200
                Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) Brian May <bam@debian.org> - 2018-08-09 13:00 +0200
          Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) Brian May <bam@debian.org> - 2018-08-08 23:50 +0200
        Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) Ruben Undheim <lists@beebeetle.com> - 2018-08-08 16:00 +0200
          Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org> - 2018-08-08 17:00 +0200
          Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) Brian May <bam@debian.org> - 2018-08-09 00:00 +0200
    Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) [phase 1 DONE] Ondrej Novy <novy@ondrej.org> - 2018-08-08 16:30 +0200
      Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) [phase 1 DONE] Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2018-08-10 22:30 +0200
        Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) [phase 1 DONE] Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2018-08-11 16:20 +0200
          Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) [phase 1 DONE] eamanu15 <emmanuelarias30@gmail.com> - 2018-08-12 15:30 +0200
            Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) [phase 1 DONE] Dmitry Shachnev <mitya57@debian.org> - 2018-08-12 20:30 +0200
              Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) [phase 1 DONE] eamanu15 <emmanuelarias30@gmail.com> - 2018-08-15 03:10 +0200
                Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) [phase 1 DONE] Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2018-08-15 03:20 +0200
                Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) [phase 1 DONE] Lars Kruse <lists@sumpfralle.de> - 2018-08-15 04:20 +0200
                Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) [phase 1 DONE] Ondrej Novy <novy@ondrej.org> - 2018-08-15 09:10 +0200
                Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) [phase 1 DONE] Pierre-Elliott Bécue <becue@crans.org> - 2018-08-15 13:00 +0200
                Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) [phase 1 DONE] Ondrej Novy <novy@ondrej.org> - 2018-08-15 13:20 +0200
        Re: git-dpm -> gbp conversion (mass-change) [phase 1 DONE] Ondrej Novy <novy@ondrej.org> - 2018-08-11 16:20 +0200
  Re: Report from the Python BoF @ DebConf18 Sandro Tosi <morph@debian.org> - 2018-09-19 15:40 +0200
    Re: Report from the Python BoF @ DebConf18 Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org> - 2018-09-19 17:40 +0200
    Upstreams dropping Python 2 support (Was: Re: Report from the Python  BoF @ DebConf18) Dmitry Shachnev <mitya57@debian.org> - 2018-09-27 12:00 +0200
      Re: Upstreams dropping Python 2 support Ole Streicher <olebole@debian.org> - 2018-09-27 12:20 +0200
        Re: Upstreams dropping Python 2 support Dmitry Shachnev <mitya57@debian.org> - 2018-09-27 13:30 +0200
        Re: Upstreams dropping Python 2 support Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org> - 2018-09-27 15:20 +0200

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