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List:       debian-devel
Subject:    Re: Git Packaging: Native source formats
From:       Sune Vuorela <nospam () vuorela ! dk>
Date:       2019-08-29 19:46:28
Message-ID: qk9a2k$2if4$1 () blaine ! gmane ! org
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On 2019-08-28, Sam Hartman <hartmans@debian.org> wrote:
> * I've heard at least one person claim that native format packages are
>   problematic for downstreams.
>   I'd like to better understand both the theoretical argument here and
>   to understand from downstreams whether it is an issue in practice.
>
>   For downstreams where it is a problem, are you using a git or a
>   non-git workflow?

I've recently (professionally) been involved with a .. sidestream?.
Where going into debian packages, rpm packages and others to fetch their
fixes (as separate files) into a different environment (yocto).

Having the ability to extract separate patches - with clear
documentation - was so much simpler than trying to extract it from
anywhere else.


/Sune

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