[ubuntu-studio-devel] Git seeds (was - jack-mixer)

[Ross Gammon]

Hi All,

On 10/28/18 5:31 PM, Ross Gammon wrote:
> On 10/28/2018 04:54 PM, Len Ovens wrote:
>> On Sun, 28 Oct 2018, Ross Gammon wrote:
>>
>>> For information, the seeds have been converted to git. The archive and
>>> cd-image have now been switched to use git instead of bzr. I am just
>>> waiting for the the new "D" name for 19.04, and then we can create the
>>> new git branch for "D", and then I will do an ubuntustudio-meta update
>>> which is the final place to switch away from bzr.
>>
>> Thanks Ross. Can you confirm (or not) my guesses below:
>>
>> So all changes go into master first? Then cycle branches are rebased
>> from master till release? The cycle branches can be directly changed
>> after release for bug fix? Rebasing current cycle branches would be
>> manual or auto?
> 
> We have followed the suggestions of all the other flavours and created
> git branches for each series:
> https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-dev/ubuntu-seeds/+git/ubuntustudio
> 
> There is no master branch at the moment.
> 
> With bzr, it was the Ubuntu Release team that created each development
> release branch from the last commit of the previous series branch. It is
> probably a semi-automatic process that they run.
> 
> It is probably easier to keep it this way than switch to a more normal
> git workflow (with master having all the development work).
> 
> While we wait, there is no reason that someone couldn't create a git
> branch, do the jack-mixer fix, and push it to their own git repo with a
> commit referencing the bug. Then it would be ready for merging once the
> development series branch is created.
> 
> It is probably a good idea to practise this and document it for "non-dev
> team" new contributors. Our seeds page needs updating anyway:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/Seeds
> 
> Ross
> 

I have just updated our seeds management page to cover the change from
bzr to git:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/Seeds

I have also updated the Ubuntu Studio Meta Packages wiki page for the
same reason:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/UbuntuStudioPackageMaintenance#Meta_Package_Maintenance

It was all done from memory, so if there are any wrinkles in the
process, please report them.

Ross