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changelog: Document using dpkg-source to build source packages
authorSean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name>
Thu, 7 Dec 2017 18:04:04 +0000 (11:04 -0700)
committerIan Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
Sun, 7 Jan 2018 19:34:47 +0000 (19:34 +0000)
Signed-off-by: Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name>
Acked-by: Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
debian/changelog

index bc7ab020a835847f2757c14fe67d0ed316812f72..21c9adcc483c78d1dc57f159f708d267c7dd329a 100644 (file)
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 dgit (4.2~) experimental; urgency=medium
 
-  New feature [Sean Whitton]:
+  New features [Sean Whitton]:
   * New 'push-source' subcommand for source-only uploads.  Closes:#848931
+  * When dgit builds a source package, such as in the 'build-source'
+    subcommand, it now bypasses dpkg-buildpackage and invokes dpkg-source
+    directly.  This avoids a _source.buildinfo file in the .changes, which
+    doesn't make sense when using dgit.  See
+    <https://lists.debian.org/debian-dpkg/2017/06/msg00005.html>.
 
   Documentation improvements:
   * dgit(1): Add a bit more rationale (polemic, even).  Closes:#874221.