Hi Svante,
Pristine-tar branch guarantees a constant checksum in the sources *.bz2.
The packager should not make changes in the source (this is only for the
developer), all the changes must be done in the debian branch using
quilt. Shortly i will write a little guide explaining how to create the
pristine-tar branch (Joey Hess wrote something about that), etc...
Aitor.
On 24/08/15 14:00, Svante Signell <svante.signell@???> wrote:
> This issue is still hindering me from fully maintain packages, a clear
> TODO is needed, preferably somewhere on the Devuan website. I've started
> writing one but it is just started. One problem how to create and pull
> the pristine tar and other branches: For example policykit-1 (which I'm
> one of the uploaders of) has all branches of stable:
> #> git branch
> * master
> patch-queue/master
> pristine-tar
> upstream
>
> while xfce4-session only has:
> master
> * patch-queue/master