discussion of ubuntu-desktop packaging branches

[Robert Ancell]

On 04/11/2011 11:43 AM, Martin Pool wrote:
> Robert pointed out
> <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-desktop/2011-April/002940.html>,
> about moving to 'normal mode' of bzr-builddeb, in which the entire
> tree is versioned.
>
>> - It is possible to screw up the branches so that bzr merge-package throws a confusing error (I keep doing it).  Perhaps we need some hooks in bzr to stop this from occurring.  If it can be broken, it will be broken (repeatedly).
> Robert, could you tell us more about this or file bugs?
>
> Martin
I don't know exactly what I've broken, but I think it is when I do a
debcommit without the -r.  I stuffed up the gvfs branch some time ago,
Seb/Martin fixed it up.  Perhaps they can give more information.

I think the problem is just you need a tag for each release?  If that is
the case, then getting bzr-buildpackage -S to warn/prompt the user would
probably solve this problem.