Command to create new upstream tarball

[aviau]

Correct me if this is outside the scope of the project, but I would like a command to create a new tarball. That would mean running only the makeUpstreamSourceTarball function.

So that I can do something like this:

dh-make-golang <make-tarball-command>
gbp import-orig ../<tarball>

[paultag]

#8 for a related issue -- also, my patches to move the Import path to the control header makes this easier too --

Not sure where that should live; perhaps an importable module under dh-make-golang, or perhaps a new repo? Thoughts, @stapelberg ?

[aviau]

If there is a patch to uscan (as mentioned in #8), there would be no need for this feature. dh-make-golang could actually use uscan to download the tarballs when possible.

[aviau]

#77 will make it easy to add new commands.

I am willing to open a PR that adds a command for this.

$ dh-make-golang tarball <goimportpath>
$ gbp import-orig ../<tarball>

[suntong]

Good idea, @aviau, are you still planning to do it?

[aviau]

I am not putting any time on this feature right now, so please feel free to do it yourself.

[suntong]

I might not be capable of doing that, but I've got an idea for an easier start for me.

I'm thinking to add a new --type so that people can use dh-make-golang to initial a plain Debian git repo into three branches. Would such proposal (and change) be welcome in dh-make-golang? Provided so, what should the new type be called? none-go, none, debian, plain, or something else?

CC: @stapelberg

Thx

[stapelberg]

I’m not sure I fully understand yet. Can you explain what the individual types would differ from each other please?

[suntong]

Oh, there'll be only one type added, for dh-make-golang to initial a plain Debian git repo into three branches.

As for "none-go, none, debian, plain" etc, that was me proposing a proper name for the added type.

[stapelberg]

Sorry, I still don’t quite follow. dh-make-golang currently initializes a git repository to be used with git-buildpackage. What change exactly are you suggesting? What do you mean when you say “plain Debian git repo”?

[suntong]

Oh, now I know what you mean, sorry, here it goes,

dh-make-golang currently initializes a git repository to be used with git-buildpackage, but it is only meant for go packages. I'm thinking to add a new --type so that people can use it to initial a git repository from a normal none-go Debian git repo, into three branches.

[stapelberg]

For that purpose, people should use the more general dh-make instead: https://manpages.debian.org/stretch/dh-make/dh_make.1.en.html :)

[suntong]

thanks for the link. I took a look, so...

does dh_make support initializes the git repository with three branches?

[stapelberg]

I’m not entirely sure if there’s an option for that, but dh_make is where you should contribute the feature, if it’s not yet implemented

[suntong]

OK. got you.