Git-buildpackage
From Wikitech
(To be written up once experimentation is done.)
Experiments
Mark is experimenting with building puppet using git-buildpackage, in labs.
On i-00000080:
- The debian puppet package git repository was cloned into ~/git/debs/puppet
- Package build was attempted with git-buildpackage --git-ignore-new --git-pristine-tar
- Signing the package failed, as the Debian maintainer's secret key is not available.
- Package build was attempted without signing: git-buildpackage --git-ignore-new --git-pristine-tar -us -uc
- This worked. We ended up with built packages in ~/git/debs, and a dirty git working dir.
- The git working directory was made clean again, and another build was attempted using git-buildpackage --git-ignore-new --git-pristine-tar -us -uc --git-export-dir=/var/tmp/build-area/puppet
- This worked as well. Packages were being built, and the git working dir remained clean.
