On Mon, 2015-08-24 at 17:09 +0200, aitor_czr wrote:
> 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...

pristine-tar is needed to build the source package with
dpkg-buildpackage (dpkg-source -b builds the source file).
However I still have not found out how to build the source package from
the pristine-tar branch and the binary files with dpkg-buildpackage.

> 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 meant a developers guide here :)

> > I've started
> > writing one but it is just started.