From f6d79f9d9c3611878deba741c299c415ddadfac1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hans van Kranenburg Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 04:10:33 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] README.source: genorig improvement Some rewording etc to make it better readable. --- debian/README.source.md | 17 ++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/debian/README.source.md b/debian/README.source.md index f3ded1d51c..f3bc5ef0e2 100644 --- a/debian/README.source.md +++ b/debian/README.source.md @@ -19,20 +19,19 @@ directory, somewhere else!): -$ git clone https://xenbits.xen.org/git-http/xen.git -After cloning it, do: - -$ debian/bin/genorig.py /path/to/xen/repo +After cloning it, we should generate an orig tar from the upstream source. Based on the version number in the newest debian/changelog entry, a release tag -or specific commit will be used to generate the orig tar file. For now, see -commit 55129e390c in this repository, "debian/lib/python: Recognize pre / rc -versions" about more information. +or specific commit can be used to generate the orig tar file. For example, if +the latest entry in changelog is 4.10.0-1, then this will build the orig tar +from the RELEASE-4.10.0 tag in upstream git: -Example: If the latest entry in changelog is 4.10.0-1, then this will build the -orig tar from the RELEASE-4.10.0 tag in upstream git: - - -$ debian/bin/genorig.py ~/src/git/xen + -$ debian/bin/genorig.py /path/to/xen.git Generate tarball ../orig/xen_4.10.0.orig.tar.xz +For now, see commit 55129e390c in this repository, "debian/lib/python: +Recognize pre / rc versions" for additional information about package versions. + Step 2: Combine the upstream source and packaging ------------------------------------------------- -- 2.30.2