[Debian-med-packaging] Policy regarding gbp pq

[Andreas Tille]

Hi Kevin,

On Thu, Oct 01, 2015 at 06:39:58PM +1000, Kevin Murray wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> What's the team policy regarding gbp pq? I've started using it and I really
> like it, particularly since I'm quite comfortable doing rather complex things
> in git. However, it can re-write the hand-made quilt patch queues.

I recently have heard about pq in a DebConf BoF.  I have never used it
before.
 
> A couple of questions:
> 
>   - Is gbp pq allowed?

Do we have powers to forbid???

>   - So long as patch contents and metadata are not modified, is it rude or bad
>     practice to change a patch at all? (e.g., gbp pq often uses subtly
>     different patch formats to quilt)
>   - Is there some set of arguments or config options to gbp pq which modifies
>     the quilt-based patches the least?
> 
> I'd love to keep using gbp pq, but not if I end up annoying anyone :).

I'd say try if it fits your workflow and if anybody might feel annoyed
we will tell you.   

Kind regards

      Andreas.

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