[git-buildpackage] git-buildpackage defaults and most popular configurations

[Otto Kekäläinen]

Hi,

Out of curiosity I downloaded all the 24547 debian/gbp.conf files
currently in unstable (out of ~39000 source packages) and dumped all
config lines and sorted them to show all that had more than 100
occurrences.

Perhaps these results could be used to advocate that pristine-tar and
sign-tags should be enabled by default, and patch-numbers disabled, in
a future git-buildpackage version?

Lists below show first the full unique lines, then the "grouped" by
the first 10 characters of the line:

± cat *gbp.conf | sort | uniq -c | sort -nr | tee gbp.conf-line-counts.txt
  13443 [DEFAULT]
  10340
   8579 pristine-tar = True
   2763 [import-orig]
   2628 sign-tags = True
   1914 upstream-branch = upstream/latest
   1833 debian-branch = debian/sid
   1751 [buildpackage]
   1671 debian-branch = debian/latest
   1649 dist = DEP14
   1446 debian-branch = debian/master
   1332 upstream-branch = upstream
   1185 [dch]
   1092 patch-numbers = False
    993 [pq]
    986 filter = [ '.gitignore', '.travis.yml', '.git*' ]
    881 debian-branch = master
    873 upstream-tag = upstream/%(version)s
    766 debian-branch=debian/master
    728 multimaint-merge = True
    719 # Configuration file for git-buildpackage and friends
    688 pristine-tar=True
    601 debian-tag = debian/%(version)s
    534 filter = */.git*
    503 pristine-tar = False
    487 filter=[ '.gitignore', '.travis.yml', '.git*' ]
    469 debian-branch = debian
    445 filter-pristine-tar = True
    378 compression = xz
    362 # Always use pristine-tar.
    361 # The default name for the upstream branch is "upstream".
    361 # The default name for the Debian branch is "master".
    361 # Change it if the name is different (for instance, "master").
    361 # Change it if the name is different (for instance, "debian/unstable").
    357 # git-import-orig uses the following names for the upstream tags.
    356 # Change the value if you are not using git-import-orig
    340 postimport = dch -v%(version)s New upstream release; git add
debian/changelog; debcommit
    337 export-dir = ../build-area/
    316 upstream-tag = v%(version)s
    285 debian-branch = debian/unstable
    267 # update this source:      gbp pull
    267 # publish source release:  gbp tag && gbp push
    266 # build package:           gbp buildpackage
    261 # clone this source:       gbp clone $PKG_GIT_URL
    258 # update upstream source:  git fetch upstream-git --tags
    257 # track upstream source:   git remote add upstream-git $UPSTREAM_GIT_URL
    257 pristine-tar    = True
    253 # import upstream release: gbp import-orig
--upstream-vcs-tag=$VERSION --uscan
    240 debian-branch   = debian/latest
    239 pbuilder-options = --source-only-changes
    237 upstream-tag = %(version)s
    210 upstream-vcs-tag = %(version)s
    197 upstream-branch=upstream
    194 ignore-new = True
    191 #export-dir = ../build-area/
    183 upstream-branch = master
    182 # Settings for Debian Tryton Maintainer repositories
    182 # for usage with git-buildpackage
    181 # your git repeository
    181 # Use export-dir at your discretion to avoid git-buildpackage messing
    181 debian-branch = debian/main
    180 compression = gz
    172 id-length = 7
    171 upstream-vcs-tag = v%(version)s
    165 pristine-tar-commit = True
    164 upstream-vcs-tag = %(version%~%.)s
    160 #compression = xz
    157 # Currently we are using upstream compression, which is gz
    153 # Use with orig.tar.xz tarballs, used for releases 2.2 to 3.0
    152 compression-level = 9
    150 ignore-branch = True
    150 debian-branch = main
    139 debian-branch=debian/sid
    132 debian-branch = debian-sid
    131 debian-branch=debian/latest
    130 debian-branch=master
    129 upstream-branch = upstream-sid
    125 filter = [ '.gitattributes' ]
    123 debian-branch=debian/main[DEFAULT]
    122 upstream-vcs-tag = %(version%~%-)s
    111 upstream-branch=upstream/latest
    109 pristine-tar = true
    103 pristine-tar-commit = False

 cat *gbp.conf | cut -c 1-11 | sort | uniq -c | sort -nr | tee
gbp.conf-line-counts.txt
  13443 [DEFAULT]
  10538 pristine-ta
  10340
   9023 debian-bran
   4167 upstream-br
   2767 [import-ori
   2701 sign-tags =
   1752 [buildpacka
   1716 upstream-ta
   1649 dist = DEP1
   1352 filter = [
   1185 [dch]
   1109 patch-numbe
    993 [pq]
    879 upstream-vc
    854 compression
    750 # Configura
    733 multimaint-
    724 # The defau
    722 # Change it
    698 debian-tag
    556 component=[
    538 filter = */
    510 filter=[ '.
    473 filter-pris
    387 postimport
    376 export-dir
    370 # Always us
    361 # Change th
    357 # git-impor
    267 # update th
    267 # publish s
    267 # build pac
    266 # import up
    263 # clone thi
    260 # update up
    260 # track ups
    252 pbuilder-op
    196 ignore-new
    194 #export-dir
    187 id-length =
    182 # Settings
    182 # for usage
    181 # your git
    181 # Use expor
    176 #compressio
    161 ignore-bran
    159 # the defau
    157 # Use with
    157 # Currently
    150 filter = ['
    130 # use prist
    112 # Options o
    104 tarball-dir
    102 filter = .g