new Pd packages looking for sponsors

Jonas Smedegaard dr at jones.dk
Wed Nov 10 21:50:36 UTC 2010


On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 02:55:19PM +0100, Reinhard Tartler wrote:
>On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 14:06:10 (CET), Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
>> I propose the following:
>>
>>   * As a minimum, the changelog is completely untouched until final
>> release, where the uploader auto-generates using "git-dch -R",   adjusts
>> by hand as needed, and commits the changes.
>
>"completely untouched" is too strong, I think. Please put at least a
>dummy changelog entry "start new upload" or something with the correct
>version number, so that test builds end up with the correct version
>number. This makes testing easier.

Test builds wind up with _wrong_ version number if using a version 
number of a not yet released package as-is.

If lowering the version number during test builds, then you can just as 
well do "git-dch --auto -S" and then "dch -l~0tartler".


>>   * Optionally intermediate updates to the changelog can be applied.
>>     Begin with "git-dch" and if that fails then instead use
>>     "git-dch --since <REF>" (replacing <REF> with reference to last
>> commit that touched debian/changelog), set distribution to
>>     UNRELEASED, and commit the changes.
>>   * Intermediate changelog updates are encouraged when release is
>> expected only later, and when more people work on same package.
>>
>>
>> In other words, I propose to replace the earlier commit style
>> (documented in the wiki?) of unconditionally adding UNRELEASED
>
>[ "with the procedure above" is missing, I assume ]

True.


>> - which does not work optimally together with git-dch IMO.
>
>YMMV, but I think what you describe works well enough with git-dch.

You have good experience with git-dch auto-resolving after a manually 
added dummy UNRELEASED entry?


  - Jonas

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