From: Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 12:53:34 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: dgit: branch_is_gdr: Add a cautionary comment
X-Git-Tag: archive/debian/6.10~40
X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?a=commitdiff_plain;h=9de02f9d56e123144548a556e1ce32e9ced24f0f;p=dgit.git

dgit: branch_is_gdr: Add a cautionary comment

Signed-off-by: Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
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diff --git a/dgit b/dgit
index 1f42dd33..39621347 100755
--- a/dgit
+++ b/dgit
@@ -322,6 +322,11 @@ sub branch_is_gdr ($) {
     # We have our own implementation because:
     #  - our algorighm can do fewer tests so is faster
     #  - it saves testing to see if gdr is installed
+
+    # NB we use this jsut for deciding whether to run gdr make-patches
+    # Before reusing this algorithm for somthing else, its
+    # suitability should be reconsidered.
+
     my $walk = $head;
     local $Debian::Dgit::debugcmd_when_debuglevel = 3;
     printdebug "branch_is_gdr $head...\n";