Proper solution for source format 3.0 and git-buildpackage?

[Jonas Smedegaard]

Hi,

Just switching to dpkg source format 3.0 does not work nicely with 
git-buildpackage: the source format auto-applies patches and leave it as 
such after package cleanup, while git-buildpackage expects patches to be 
unapplied.

As some may have noticed in past threads, I have not liked the approach 
of extending debian/rules to explicitly unapply patches based on e.g. 
the existance of the .git directory.  I find that a bad hack.

It seems the proper solution is at hand: I noticed at Debian Planet the
following entry: 
http://raphaelhertzog.com/2010/09/14/how-to-customize-dpkg-sources-behaviour-in-your-debian-source-package/

In that blog entry, Raphaël mentions the special file 
debian/source/local-options which is taken into account during build but 
not included into the generated source package.

I hereby propose that we recommend generally switching to source format 
3.0 (quilt) - even for packages not currently using patches - and add
the following info to debian/source/local-options:

unapply-patches = True
abort-on-uptream-changes = True


Warning: This is completely untested.  Just written based on above blog 
entry. ;-)


  - Jonas

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