[pkg-horde] mini howto for Horde packages with GNU Arch

[Gregory Colpart]

On Sun, Apr 30, 2006 at 10:53:08AM +0200, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote:
> > http://www.gcolpart.com/debian/horde/arch.php
> 
> It is customary to use your email address in your tla id; other people
> may have the same name as you, but not the same email. For example, I
> use:
> 
>  master at capsaicin:~$ tla my-id
>  Lionel Elie Mamane <lionel at mamane.lu>

Hum, mail was here but HTML error hid it...
Corrected.

> If you are afraid of spam and such, you can use something still
> guaranteed unique like
> 
>  Lionel Elie Mamane <lionel at .invalid.mamane.lu>

Added.

> You give the "tla inventory" / "tla add-id" method for the first
> import. That's fine and permits people to better understand what's
> happening, but tla_load_dirs is easier :)

Added.

> On the other hand, I wouldn't recommend using tla_load_dirs in the
> debianisation work, on the contrary: Use "tla add-id" for files you
> create (you know when you create them!), and "tla commit" for every
> semantically atomic operation you do (like fix one bug, implement one
> feature, ...).

I keep tla_load_dirs in "First commit of Debian package sources"
but I added comment to not use tla_load_dirs in "Modify Debian
package sources". Are you agree ?

> To build a package for upload, please use the exact upstream .tar.gz
> (suitably renamed to .orig.tar.gz), and not a retarred upstream from
> the repository. (Exceptions: We have to _remove_ files from upstream
> for freedom/licensing reasons and/or we package a CVS snapshot.)

Corrected.

> At the end of "new upstream release" there is still the Debian
> changelog to edit :)

Added.


Thanks,
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