[Pkg-octave-devel] Recommended workflow for creating/managing patches?

[Julien Bect]

Dear all,

I need to create my first patch for octave-stk ;-)

What is the recommended workflow for creating/managing patches in the 
Debian octave Group?

Should I use "gbp pq" as described, e.g., here:
https://honk.sigxcpu.org/piki/development/debian_packages_in_git/
http://linux.lsdev.sil.org/wiki/index.php/Packaging_using_gbp ?

Or is there a better way?

For instance, while trying to learn from other repositories, I tried 
"gbp pq import" on octave-interval.git, but obtained an error:

$ gbp pq import
gbp:info: Trying to apply patches at 
'be6cb7a4782b123b2b7b3c50a5be0aaa141972c0'
gbp:warning: Patch 'texinfo-bug46083.patch' has no authorship 
information, using 'Debian Octave Group 
<pkg-octave-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org>'
gbp:error: Failed to apply 'debian/patches/texinfo-bug46083.patch': 
Error running git apply: error: le patch a échoué : doc/manual.texinfo:3
error: doc/manual.texinfo : le patch ne s'applique pas

gbp:error: Couldn't apply patches

Does it mean that the patch in octave-interval.git is not compatible 
with the "gbp pq" approach, or am I doing something wrong?

@++
Julien