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   * Guillem Jover: {{{ git://git.hadrons.org/git/debian/dpkg.git}}} ([http://git.hadrons.org/?p=debian/dpkg.git web])

Git usage in the dpkg team

Recommandations for handling the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git_%28software%29 Git] repository.

URLs

Public branches

  • In the main repository we have the following branches:
    • master: main development tree
    • stable: bug fixes only branch (used when important fixes have to be pushed out before the end of the current development cycle)
    • etch, lenny: branches for corresponding Debian release
    • all other branches are "topic" branches which are renamed with a "merged-" prefix once they are not relevant any more.
  • In the private repositories of maintainers, you might find other topic branches. Beware that those prefixed with "pu/" are "proposed-updates" that can be rebased at any time, don't use them for long-lived work.

Generic recommendations

  • Do not forget to let ["Git"] know who you are: git config user.name "John Doe" && git config user.email my.email@addre.ss (you can also use the --global option if you want to configure it the same for all git repositories)

  • When you write commit messages, try to follow the recommended format:

First line should be a small summary

* src/file.c (foo): Made the foo() function check bla to avoid stuff.
* src/other.c: Fixed usage of foo() to match the previous change.

The extended description should contain a paragraph following the [http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Change-Logs.html GNU ?ChangeLog format]. Additional free form paragraphs can be used for longer explanations if needed.

  • If you're working on a patch that will take some time to be merged, better work on it in a private topic branch that you can rebase (later and as many times as you want) before merging it in the master branch and pushing it. This will avoid cluttering the history with merge commits.
  • Use git 1.5.x at least. If you run etch there are backports on [http://www.backports.org backports.org].

How to release

  • Verify that you're in sync with the remote repository.
  • Finalize the changelogs, update the version in configure.ac, commit the changes.
    •  git commit -a -m "Release <version>" 

  • Create a signed tag:
    • git tag -m "Release <version>" -s <version>

  • Generate a source tarball:
    • autoreconf -f -i; ./configure; make distcheck

  • Do the real build based on the generated tarball.
  • In general, install the resulting packages and rebuild
    • (this ensures the generated packages are accepted by the archive).
  • Push stuff to the remote repository:
    • git push

    • git push origin refs/tags/<version>

  • Upload to Debian.
  • For a release from the stable branch:
    • Switch to the master branch
    • Merge the stable branch (fix conflicts on changelogs).
    • Commit and push.
  • For a release from the master branch:
    • Start a new version:
      • On configure.ac, use '<version>~'.

      • On debian/changelog, '<version>' and suite UNRELEASED (dch -i should do).

    • Commit and push.

For translators

  • To setup the repository:
    • Clone the repository as above.
    • Enable the pre-commit hook with chmod +x dpkg/.git/hooks/pre-commit (this will prevent committing conflicts by error)

    • Tell Git who you are: git config user.name "John Doe" && git config user.email my.email@addre.ss

    • If updating for lenny:
      • Switch to that branch: git checkout -b lenny origin/lenny

      • Use origin/lenny as <remote>.

    • If updating for lenny+1:
      • Use origin/master as <remote>.

  • To update the repository use the commands: git fetch && git rebase <remote>

  • Once you finished your work use the following commands to commit and push your changes:
    • git add <list of modified files>

    • git commit

    • git push

If the git push fails, redo the command git fetch && git rebase <remote> and try again. Note that git rebase can be interrupted if there's a conflict between your work and the changes made on the remote repository. In that case, fix the conflicts by editing the conflicted files, then git add <conflicted files> and ask the rebase process to continue with git rebase --continue. Once it's over, git push should work.

<!> Git, as a distributed VCS, allows you to make multiple commits without pushing your changes back, please avoid that if possible. We advise you to not multiply commits uselessly because they clutter the historical log and it's more difficult to see important changes on the code (instead of the translations). If you have multiple commits waiting to be pushed, Git offers you a possibility to "merge" them in a single commit. Proceed as following (we assume you're on the branch where you did the mutiple commits, all the changes are already commited, and the branch is named $BRANCH):

  • git branch -f l10n (create a new branch l10n containing all your changes, remove any preexisting l10n branch)

  • git reset --hard origin/$BRANCH (drop your changes in the current branch)

  • git merge --squash l10n (merge your changes in a single commit, you have to edit the commit message)

  • You can proceed to push the changes.