git-dpm vs gbp-pq: new upstream and patch refresh (long)

[Simon McVittie]

On 05/09/14 15:53, Barry Warsaw wrote:
> On Sep 05, 2014, at 01:21 PM, Simon McVittie wrote:
> 
>> It might also be worth noting that the systemd maintainers switched from
>> git-dpm to gbp-pq recently (between 204 and 208, I think), so they
>> obviously didn't think git-dpm was the better option.
> 
> Are there any artifacts of this switch, e.g. mailing list archives, wiki
> pages, etc.?  I'd love to read some background on why they switched.

Sorry, I'm just a bystander (in both Python and systemd).

systemd maintainers, for context: the Python modules/apps packaging
teams are discussing pros and cons of the git-dpm or gbp-pq repo layout
for packages in git, and Barry has so far been advocating git-dpm. Since
systemd switched from git-dpm to gbp-pq recently, do you have any input
on why you decided against it?

(Probably best to reply to d-python only, since I realise this is way
outside the scope of pkg-systemd-maintainers - Reply-To set.)

    S