Comments on: New source formats allowed in testing/unstable http://raphaelhertzog.com/2009/11/02/new-source-formats-allowed-in-testing-unstable/ Insider infos, master your Debian/Ubuntu distribution Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:38:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Buxy http://raphaelhertzog.com/2009/11/02/new-source-formats-allowed-in-testing-unstable/#comment-3035 Buxy Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:12:21 +0000 http://raphaelhertzog.com/?p=235#comment-3035 Thomas, the new formats allowed are only "3.0 (native)" and "3.0 (quilt)". All the other formats can't be used in unstable, I don't consider them suitable for Debian and they are likely to change as people experiment with them. Just recently we have had a suggestion to use git bundle for creating a "3.0 (git)" source package for example... Thomas, the new formats allowed are only “3.0 (native)” and “3.0 (quilt)”. All the other formats can’t be used in unstable, I don’t consider them suitable for Debian and they are likely to change as people experiment with them. Just recently we have had a suggestion to use git bundle for creating a “3.0 (git)” source package for example…

]]> By: Thomas Koch http://raphaelhertzog.com/2009/11/02/new-source-formats-allowed-in-testing-unstable/#comment-3034 Thomas Koch Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:42:43 +0000 http://raphaelhertzog.com/?p=235#comment-3034 The man page[1] has only a very brief section of 5 sentences about the new format. The format is called experimental, it doesn't explain me, which branch layout is necessary and also misses examples and notes for newbies like me. I'd love to use GIT for packaging, but please post some simple how-to and show packages, that are already packaged with GIT. Thanks a lot! [1] http://manpages.debian.net/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dpkg-source&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=Debian+Sid&format=html&locale=en The man page[1] has only a very brief section of 5 sentences about the new format. The format is called experimental, it doesn’t explain me, which branch layout is necessary and also misses examples and notes for newbies like me.

I’d love to use GIT for packaging, but please post some simple how-to and show packages, that are already packaged with GIT.

Thanks a lot!

[1] http://manpages.debian.net/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dpkg-source&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=Debian+Sid&format=html&locale=en

]]> By: Buxy http://raphaelhertzog.com/2009/11/02/new-source-formats-allowed-in-testing-unstable/#comment-3033 Buxy Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:27:52 +0000 http://raphaelhertzog.com/?p=235#comment-3033 Thomas, the dpkg-source(1) manual page should have all the relevant information. Thomas, the dpkg-source(1) manual page should have all the relevant information.

]]> By: Thomas Koch http://raphaelhertzog.com/2009/11/02/new-source-formats-allowed-in-testing-unstable/#comment-3032 Thomas Koch Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:38:40 +0000 http://raphaelhertzog.com/?p=235#comment-3032 Where do I find an introduction to the new source format? Where do I find an introduction to the new source format?

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