XPost: linux.debian.devel, linux.debian.policy   
   From: spwhitton@spwhitton.name   
      
   Jochen Sprickerhof [11/Feb  1:42pm +01] wrote:   
   > * Sean Whitton  [2026-02-11 11:52]:   
   >>For example, I maintain or team half-maintain maybe 90 packages in   
   >>total, and none of them use pristine-tar.  So the only case where I   
   >>cannot use tag2upload is when I need to upload to NEW, which is not   
   >>often.  Therefore tag2upload is my default way to upload, because why   
   >>wouldn't it be, it's so smooth and easy.   
   >   
   > My perception is rather different here:   
   >   
   > Python Team:   
   >   
   > "DPT requires a pristine-tar branch"   
   >   
   > https://salsa.debian.org/python-team/tools/python-modules/blob   
   master/policy.rst   
   >   
   > Science Team:   
   >   
   > "It is recommended to use pristine-tar"   
   >   
   > https://science-team.pages.debian.net/policy/   
   >   
   > Multimedia Team:   
   >   
   > "gbp clone --pristine-tar"   
   >   
   > https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMultimedia/DevelopPackaging   
   >   
   > Also most of my uploads are new upstream versions.   
   >   
   > So maybe a good first step would be to reduce the pristine-tar usage in   
   > Debian.   
      
   Likewise thanks for the references, here.  That's more than I thought.   
      
   --    
   Sean Whitton   
      
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