[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]
List: vcs-pkg
Subject: Re: bzr and Ubuntu: what it means for vcs-pkg (was: Re: Bazaar
From: Pierre Habouzit <madcoder () debian ! org>
Date: 2008-12-01 9:24:44
Message-ID: 20081201092444.GC22234 () artemis ! corp
[Download RAW message or body]
[Attachment #2 (multipart/signed)]
On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 04:10:35PM +0000, James Westby wrote:
> On Thu, 2008-11-27 at 09:28 +0000, James Westby wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > If you go visit
> >
> > http://package-import.ubuntu.com/
> >
> > you will find bzr branches available for (almost) all Ubuntu source
> > packages. These branches are a new service available to all Ubuntu
> > developers.
>
> Hi,
>
> Paul suggested that I explain a little bit about how I see this
> affecting vcs-pkg.
>
> In my opinion it doesn't prejudice the aims of vcs-pkg at all. All we
> are doing in essence is representing existing source packages in
> bzr. We haven't settled on a set of tools to manage the branches,
> or a workflow to interact with upstream etc. In fact, as they don't
> share revision history with any upstream branches that's not really
> feasible right now.
Actually it could, with git grafts files, you can fake some history
relations which help in those cases, of course if upstreams are not in a
git-importable VCS it won't help.
--
·O · Pierre Habouzit
· ·O madcoder@debian.org
OOO http://www.madism.org
[Attachment #5 (application/pgp-signature)]
_______________________________________________
vcs-pkg-discuss mailing list
vcs-pkg-discuss@lists.alioth.debian.org
http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/vcs-pkg-discuss
[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]
Configure |
About |
News |
Add a list |
Sponsored by KoreLogic