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Hello,
Yesterday, I worked on a patch for ubuntu-dev-tools[1] to display the same
message that apt source does when fetching a package tracked in a VCS. Here's an
example of that message:
$ apt source lxqt-about
Reading package lists... Done
NOTICE: 'lxqt-about' packaging is maintained in the 'Git' version control system
at:
https://git.lubuntu.me/Lubuntu/lxqt-about-packaging.git
Please use:
git clone https://git.lubuntu.me/Lubuntu/lxqt-about-packaging.git
to retrieve the latest (possibly unreleased) updates to the package.
[...]
This message is quite useful as a reminder to fetch the code the "right way."
I've uploaded this to unstable.
I would like to bring git-ubuntu into this message, somehow. If a package does
not have a Vcs-Git line, a message such as this should be displayed:
Alternatively, you may use:
git ubuntu clone lxqt-about
to get the latest updates.
While this seems great at first, there's quite a few edge cases to consider.
After talking with Julian and Robie on IRC[2], an approach of automatically
adding a "Vcs-Clone" field via Launchpad was brought up. I would like to further
this discussion here, and ask a few specific questions:
- Is there an easy way for determining whether a given source package is
imported via git-ubuntu?
- Would it be appropriate to consolidate those messages, only giving the
"Vcs-Clone" field?
- Is there a better approach to this, one that's more sustainable long-term?
- Is git-ubuntu ready for this kind of exposure, and if it isn't, how can we
bring it to that point?
Thank you for your time; I hope this email helps move the needle forward for our
developers.
[1]
https://git.launchpad.net/ubuntu-dev-tools/commit/?id=2f396fe54956c85e0f0e62891f29dc7bab7d110b
[2] https://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2023/10/04/%23ubuntu-devel.html#t18:39
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