]] Roger Leigh > I think this is a key point. The aim of the git format should not be > provide the entire history, any more than the other formats do (not). > > What should be provided needs to be > - sufficient to build the package > - sufficient to determine the changes made between the Upstream > release and the Debian upload > - sufficient to allow further uploads, including NMUs > - (allow restoration of the full history)
- The source, aka the preferred form for modification. I think we're failing to provide that in many cases today, since if you're going to do any serious hacking on a project, you end up cloning its VCS, you don't just grab a tarball and use that. -- Tollef Fog Heen UNIX is user friendly, it's just picky about who its friends are -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87txzcsrc7....@qurzaw.varnish-software.com