On 1 February 2012 10:18, Barry Warsaw <ba...@ubuntu.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I have a merge proposal to update the UDD documentation part of the packaging > guide. I'm hoping this can be reviewed, merged, and published before my UDW > session tomorrow (it's okay if it can't).
That was great, thankyou. I think messages like yours might as well be sent to say ubuntu-devel-discuss (too). > > The branch fixes some typos and formatting issues, but there are really two > substantive changes. > > First, I've updated all the discussion of using `bzr merge-package` to just > use `bzr merge` as is now the case in Precise. I do give minimum bzr and > bzr-builddeb version numbers for this, but don't dwell on the old way too > much. Thanks. > > Second, I've removed all the discussion of using looms to generate quilt > patches. In going through the described procedures, I realized they just > don't work very well, and it makes things much more complicated. > Specifically, the problem comes down to when you are in the thread that > contains both the in-source change and the quilt patch, there is no way to > `quilt push` the patch, because the source tree already has the changes. > > This is a problem in the non-loom approach (which I describe better now, and > have tested), but it's easier because you can just shelve or revert the > in-source change once you've imported the quilt patch. I've actually been > using this fairly successfully for a while now. While I still like the idea > of using looms instead of quilt, and am a little sad to let go of this, for > now, I think it's clearer to avoid the whole thing. > > So, I hope these changes simplify the UDD workflow. I've run through and > tested them with various packages so I'm pretty sure the instructions are > accurate. Reviews are welcome of course! I think this is a sensible choice for the understandability of the document. > > https://code.launchpad.net/~barry/ubuntu-packaging-guide/udd-update/+merge/90976 +1. -- Martin -- ubuntu-distributed-devel mailing list ubuntu-distributed-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-distributed-devel