My git-based Ubuntu package merge workflow

Nish Aravamudan nish.aravamudan at canonical.com
Wed Sep 28 18:55:22 UTC 2016


On 27.09.2016 [10:48:33 +0200], Daniel Holbach wrote:
> Hey hey,
> 
> 
> On 04.08.2014 18:17, Robie Basak wrote:
> > I thought it was about time that I shared my own merge workflow, as I
> > think it is quite different from most other Ubuntu developers. I'm an
> > advanced git user (even a fanatic, perhaps), and I make extensive use of
> > git's interactive rebase feature. To me, an Ubuntu package merge is just
> > a rebase in git's terminology, and in this case I use git as nothing
> > more than an advanced patchset manager.
> 
> Maybe it'd be good to have a session at the upcoming UOS about it?
> Including a quick demo I think this would be very useful to both old and
> new developers.

I think this is a great idea! FWIW, the process has been documented (at
least in part) a bit more fully at:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/Merging/GitWorkflow

What do I need to do to submit a proposal? :)

Thanks,
Nish



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