[pkg-go] May I upgrade golang-blackfriday, golang-testify, etc. to latest versions?

[Anthony Fok]

Hello Michael,

Thank you for your reply!

On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 1:00 AM, Michael Stapelberg
<stapelberg at debian.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 8:53 AM, Anthony Fok <foka at debian.org> wrote:

>>   3. Or should I create new packages like golang-github-russross-blackfriday
>>       for the cutting-edge version, and leave golang-blackfriday
>>       as the stable 1.2 version?
>
> No, but you should rename the existing packages to the proper name.
> See other recently uploaded packages for examples on how to do that
> with regards to Breaks/Replaces if you’re unsure about that.

Thank you for this very important note.  I took some time to examine existing
packages (basically git cloned 237 Go packages and grep'd for ^Replaces: etc.)
and noticed slight discrepancies.  Now, regarding the renaming:

 1. Rename the binary -dev package
 2. Rename the source package in debian/control (and hence orig.tar.xx too)
 3. Rename the git repository too, i.e. "ssh git.debian.org",
     "cd /git/pkg-go/packages", then "mv old-name.git new-name.git"

Should I just do #1?  (e.g. golang-gocolorize, a new package)
Or just #1 and #2?  (e.g. golang-golang-x-net-dev)
Or all three?  (e.g. golang-github-gorilla-mux)

And, should I use Breaks/Replaces/Provides with transitional package
(e.g. golang-golang-x-net-dev) instead of Conflicts/Replaces/Provides
without transitional package (e.g. golang-github-gorilla-mux)?

Sorry for sounding pedantic, but as I am still pretty new to this
and will be upgrading/migrating at least a handful of Go packages,
I would like to know the best way before I dive all in.

Thanks again!

Cheers,
Anthony