Bug#446699: debcommit uses debian_version_ for git tags

2007-10-17 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Joey Hess [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2007.10.14.2359 +0100]: I think it must be accidental that debcommit uses debian_version_ in the name of git tags it creates. It does that for CVS because CVS has limitations on tag names that require it not start with a number (IIRC). But for svn and

Bug#446699: debcommit uses debian_version_ for git tags

2007-10-17 Thread Joey Hess
martin f krafft wrote: Please consider using debian/$version. Git does allow hierarchical namespaces. Would you say it's the most common/best choice for tag naming for git? What about native packages, I don't think it makes much sense to put the tags in debian/ for those. I did think about

Bug#446699: debcommit uses debian_version_ for git tags

2007-10-17 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Joey Hess [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2007.10.17.1852 +0200]: Would you say it's the most common/best choice for tag naming for git? I'd say it's the one that makes most sense, yes. I don't know if it's the most common. What about native packages, I don't think it makes much sense to put

Bug#446699: debcommit uses debian_version_ for git tags

2007-10-17 Thread Joey Hess
martin f krafft wrote: Why not? Someone else might actually clone our native packages into a, say, Fedora repo, so we're keeping the namespace clean. If they did, they'd likely consider debian the upstream. So it would make sense for the tags to be upstream tags then. -- see shy jo

Bug#446699: debcommit uses debian_version_ for git tags

2007-10-17 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Joey Hess [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2007.10.17.1944 +0200]: If they did, they'd likely consider debian the upstream. So it would make sense for the tags to be upstream tags then. Fair point. -- .''`. martin f. krafft [EMAIL PROTECTED] : :' : proud Debian developer, author,

Bug#446699: debcommit uses debian_version_ for git tags

2007-10-14 Thread Joey Hess
Package: devscripts Version: 2.10.9 Severity: normal I think it must be accidental that debcommit uses debian_version_ in the name of git tags it creates. It does that for CVS because CVS has limitations on tag names that require it not start with a number (IIRC). But for svn and other vcses, it