Hi, On Tue, 11 Nov 2014, Iustin Pop wrote: > > Packaging branches and tags > > =========================== > > > > Packaging branches should be named according to the codename of the > > target distribution. In the case of Debian, that means for example > > `debian/sid`, `debian/jessie`, `debian/experimental`, > > `debian/wheezy`, `debian/wheezy-backports`, etc. We specifically avoid > > "suite" names because those tend to evolve over time ("stable" becomes > > "oldstable" and so on). > > > > The Git repository listed in debian/control's `Vcs-Git` field should > > usually have its HEAD point to the branch corresponding to the > > distribution where new upstream versions are usually sent. For Debian, > > it will usually be `debian/sid` (or sometimes `debian/experimental`). > > I find this paragraph confusing. With gbp, this is where new Debian > developments are made, and new upstream versions are sent to > upstream/xxx. Or do you mean something else here?
Is it clearer if I rewrite it this way ? « The Git repository listed in debian/control's `Vcs-Git` field should usually have its HEAD point to the branch where new upstream versions are being packaged. For Debian, it will usually be `debian/sid` (or sometimes `debian/experimental`) » > Interesting. Assuming a normal Debian package that has just a few > backports (as opposed to every sid release being backported), and which > imports only upstream tarballs/snapshots (not the whole history), I > expect that a high proportion of the commits would happen on this > branch. In which case, why not make it 'master', without debian/ ? Is it > (only) in order to cleanly support multiple vendors? Henrique answered to that. The non-prefixed namespace is dedicated to upstream development. Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer Support Debian LTS: http://www.freexian.com/services/debian-lts.html Learn to master Debian: http://debian-handbook.info/get/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20141112082156.ga27...@home.ouaza.com