Introduction
Barry Warsaw
barry at canonical.com
Wed Dec 16 19:15:13 GMT 2009
On Dec 16, 2009, at 02:43 PM, James Westby wrote:
>In a similar way we then want to pull in the upstream branches
>themselves. Again, this will allow you to work closely with upstream,
>without having to step out of the normal workflow you know.
>
>The last point deserves some more explanation. The idea is that you
>will be able to grab a package as you normally do, work on a patch,
>and then when you are happy run a command or three that does something
>like the following:
>
> * Merges your change in to the tip of upstream, allowing you to
> resolve any conflicts.
> * Provide a cover letter for the change (seeded with the changelog
> entry and/or commit message(s).
> * Send the change off to upstream in their preferred format and
> location (LP merge proposal, patch in the bugtracker, mailing list
> etc.)
I have to say, with my upstream hat on, I can't wait for this part of the
plan.
-Barry
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