Hi Daniel: One reason why we would want to keep the debian/ directory in our repo is if for whatever reason the upstream Debian package doesn't get updated, a user could still download our official tarball and build Debian packages directly.
Cheers, Bernard On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 7:41 AM, Daniel Pocock <dan...@pocock.com.au> wrote: > > > > The web download includes a debian/ directory with files for building a > Debian package > > Debian also keeps a separate set of files for the same purpose in the > Debian git VCS: > > git.debian.org/git/collab-maint/ganglia-web.git > > When importing release tarballs into the Debian VCS, it is necessary to > filter out the upstream version of the debian/* files, they don't get > used at all: > > git-import-orig -u 3.5.2 --filter='debian/*' > ~/Downloads/ganglia-web_3.5.2.orig.tar.gz > > To simplify things and avoid duplication, debian/* could be omitted from > future gweb releases (and even removed from the git repo) > > Would anyone object to that? > > I believe that the main advantage of tracking these files in Debian's > git is that any Debian developer can update them and update an emergency > bug fix release at any time. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Ganglia-developers mailing list > Ganglia-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ganglia-developers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Ganglia-developers mailing list Ganglia-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ganglia-developers
