From d8fbb3781d0a3fbf42e8c052e9ecb499ae398707 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ralph Ronnquist Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2025 01:42:01 +1100 Subject: [PATCH] started on readme --- README.adoc | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.adoc diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6da0c11 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ += timeliner project + +== building debian package + +The upstream software is held as the "master" branch of the project +while the "debian" branch is used for debian package building. + +The debian branch is therfore a (successive) merge of tha master +branch at tagged "release" versions together with the debian tree that +is maintained in that branch (only). The building of debian packages +are done with "gbp buildpackage", which then uses the current +debian/changelog file to work out which upstream software version is +concerned and debian/gbp.conf to connect that with the git tag for the +relevant master branch commit. That commit needs to be merged into the +debian branch and committed in addition to any packaging set up +specific for debian package building, e.g. the updated of +debian/changelog. -- 2.47.2