Re: [PATCH] Get back to gbp buildpackage command to prepare gbp source

[Uladzimir Bely <ubely@ilbers.de>]

In the email from Thursday, 5 January 2023 09:07:57 +03 user Uladzimir Bely 
wrote:
> With removing stretch support we switched to `gbp export-orig` command
> instead of `gbp buildpackage --git-ignore-new --git-builder=/bin/true`
> one, since gbp versions in >= buster support this.
> 
> Unfortunately, this change makes other downstream layers change their
> `GBP_EXTRA_OPTIONS` values in multiple recipes, e.g.:
> 
> `--git-(no-)pristine-tar` => `--(no-)pristine-tar`
> `--git-upstream-branch=master` => `--upstream-branch=master`.
> 
> This creates too much inconvenience - we need to mention it in
> RECIPE-API-CHANGELOG, use a different variable for `export-orig`
> options, warn user if they still use old variable and, finally,
> support both vars in Isar until all downstreams stop using old case.
> 
> It is not worth implementing all this stuff just for switching from
> long 'buildpackage ...' to shorter 'export-orig ...' gbp subcommand
> 
> So, it's better to just revert a piece of "stretch removal" patch.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Uladzimir Bely <ubely@ilbers.de>

Applied to next.