* Jochen Sprickerhof: " Re: Bug#1127616: developers-reference: should document using git-debpush to upload" (Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:42:46 +0100):
> * Sean Whitton <[email protected]> [2026-02-11 11:52]: > >For example, I maintain or team half-maintain maybe 90 packages in > >total, and none of them use pristine-tar. So the only case where I > >cannot use tag2upload is when I need to upload to NEW, which is not > >often. Therefore tag2upload is my default way to upload, because why > >wouldn't it be, it's so smooth and easy. > > My perception is rather different here: > > Python Team: > > "DPT requires a pristine-tar branch" > > https://salsa.debian.org/python-team/tools/python-modules/blob/master/policy.rst > > Science Team: > > "It is recommended to use pristine-tar" > > https://science-team.pages.debian.net/policy/ > > Multimedia Team: > > "gbp clone --pristine-tar" > > https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMultimedia/DevelopPackaging May be add: Tryton Team: pristine-tar required Upstream uses mercurial, definitely only approved and supported release path is via tarballs. -- Mathias Behrle PGP/GnuPG key availabable from any keyserver, ID: 0xD6D09BE48405BBF6 AC29 7E5C 46B9 D0B6 1C71 7681 D6D0 9BE4 8405 BBF6
