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  • DEP-14 branches explained visually

    From =?UTF-8?B?T3R0byBLZWvDpGzDpGluZW4=?@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jan 20 17:30:02 2025
    Hi,

    While discussing git-buildpackage use, various DEP-14 branches,
    pristine-tar purpose, how to correctly filter/repackage upstream
    tarballs in past 6 months I noticed that many people have
    misconceptions of what is the purpose of the various branches and how
    git merges across them are supposed to work.

    In addition to contributing to git-buildpackage man pages and other documentation, I now also wrote this: https://optimizedbyotto.com/post/debian-source-package-git/

    I hope that in particular the diagrams it has will help anyone
    interested in the topic to grasp quickly and easily how the git
    branches work.

    - Otto

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