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authoragx <agx@web>2009-09-16 23:50:54 +0200
committerWiki User <wikwik@wiki.sigxcpu.org>2009-09-16 23:50:54 +0200
commit2d7e547466b03c6c30c934ef14dbe7c84dd16390 (patch)
tree6878d97d1d34e0e841d23dc97c63416b41e775ca /development
parente40c697a880ca11aa4fd3bc7e06a0d73974024e6 (diff)
add gbp-clone
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diff --git a/development/debian_packages_in_git.mdwn b/development/debian_packages_in_git.mdwn
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--- a/development/debian_packages_in_git.mdwn
+++ b/development/debian_packages_in_git.mdwn
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-## keeping debian/patches on a patch-queue branch
+[[!toc]]
+
+## Keeping debian/patches on a patch-queue branch
I'm keeping all patches for a Debian package that is maintained on branch *foo* on a patch-queue branch *patch-queue/foo* since:
* one can easily work with the unpatched (*foo*) and patched (*patch-queue/foo*) branches
@@ -44,3 +46,6 @@ The easiest way is to not push out any patch-queue/* branches at all. They can b
gbp-pq import
However you *can* push out patch-queue branches. Other team members must just be aware that that branches in the *patch-queue/* namespace are being rebased frequently.
+
+## Cloning a repository
+If you use *gbp-clone* instead of *git clone* to clone a remote repository it will automatically set up the *debian*, *upstream* and *pristine-tar* branches for you. The [manual](http://honk.sigxcpu.org/projects/git-buildpackage/manual-html/gbp.intro.html#GBP.REPOSITORY) explains the terminology.