Re: Do we still need pristine-tar?

Santiago Vila <[email protected]> Mon, 22 Sep 2025 21:53:51 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.linux.debian.devel.medical
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On Mon, Sep 22, 2025 at 09:37:49PM +0200, Andreas Tille wrote:
> Am Mon, Sep 22, 2025 at 12:31:04PM +0300 schrieb Andrius Merkys:
> > Glad to hear we share the same sentiment regarding the preservation of
> > pristine upstream contents.
> 
> Some further argument came to my mind:  What about Salsa CI?  Will it work
> for not yet uploaded tarballs?

It usually works when there is a suitable watch file. Salsa CI then
uses the watch file to retrieve the orig.tar.gz.

[ But I understand that this feature will not cover all cases ]

Thanks.