[git-buildpackage] A gbp workflow question re pq & patches

[Guido Günther]

Hi,
On Wed, May 11, 2022 at 11:22:38AM -0500, Seamus de Mora wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> On Wed, May 11, 2022 at 6:23 AM Guido Günther <agx at sigxcpu.org> wrote:
> 
> >
> > > My second commit will be the "fix" to 'dhcpcd' - the same fix I submitted
> > > to the upstream source, and raspbian about a month ago.
> > >
> > > I think that means I should now begin reading `gbp-pq` in earnest, and
> > > follow up when questions arise.
> >
> > …or put the patch into `debian/patches` and adjust the series file
> > (either manually or via quilt) and commit that to git. This will allow
> > you to proceed without having to learn yet another tool (gbp-pq) which
> > is just there to make that task simpler.
> 
> 
> Thank you for the suggestion. It's a good one, and I'd follow it except for
> my wish to have a "baseline"  commit that matches "exactly" with the state
> of the apt source package maintained by Raspbian. This may be nonsensical
> reasoning, but in my present early learning phase, it strikes me as a
> logical point of departure.

That's what `gbp-import-dsc` gives you, no?

> I've posted a "recipe" in my RPi repo on GitHub that details how to
> manually repair the source code error, then build and install 'dhcpcd'.
> Consequently I don't feel any urgency to get the new 'dhcpcd5' repo pushed
> out. FYI - I hope to use this time to ponder a few more questions:
> 
>    - how to add support for 'buster'?
>    - how to (and if I should even try) incorporating the 8.1.3 - 8.1.9
>    releases from the 'dhcpcd' upstream sources?
>    - linking the 'package' version # to the version # reported by 'dhcpcd' ?
>    - how to verify my package complies with Debian standards?

These should be answered by gbp's manual and Debian's packaging
information. Also the debian-mentors list might help with questions
regarding packaging and tools for packaging verification like lintian.

Cheers,
 -- Guido

> 
> So - a few more things to think about, but I feel I'm making progress  :)
> 
> Thnx,
> ~S