Bug#1127616: developers-reference: should document using git-debpush to upload

On Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 12:15:40PM +0000, Holger Levsen wrote:
>pristine-tar: With a new upstream version, tag2upload will generate a fresh orig tarball with git archive (via git-deborig). This is OK, but it may surprise some users. 1106071.

I find that a problem for upstreams that don't releasa via signing tags. 
That is the majority of my packages. I think that having an .orig.tar.gz 
that hashes the same as the tarball relesed by upstream is vital for us.

Just for the record: None of my packages require upstream repacking.

>And with limitations, i'm sorry but then i'm not, I feel limited to use
>different words (than the one you called accusation) for your *important*
>bug request documenting and recommending tag2upload for *everyone* right
>now, a week after it came out of beta.
>
>I surely have good faith in you (and Ian!) that you mean well, and also
>that tag2upload will (and for some already is!) be super useful in the future.
>
>However, we are not there yet. So yes, I stand by what I ment. And yes, maybe
>"propaganda stunt" is a bit too much, however I'm not sure you would have
>liked "immature $something" much better.

I fully agree and would like to add that the perisistence that 
tag2upload gets pushed slowly begins an urge to push back in my 
consiousness. Just to say it in German: "es nervt".

Greetings
Marc