Re: Please migrate xfsdump and xfsprogs Debian packaging to Salsa

[Carlos Maiolino <cem@kernel.org>]

On Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 01:38:52PM +0200, Andreas Tille wrote:
> Hi Carlos,
> 
> Am Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 12:41:08PM +0200 schrieb Carlos Maiolino:
> > > > I'd be happy if these packages could be maintained in a publicly visible
> > > > Git repository on Salsa, with appropriate Vcs fields set.
> > > 
> > > That's more or less a matter of setting a couple of fields in
> > > debian/control, right?
> > > 
> > > Vcs-Browser: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/xfs/xfsprogs-dev.git
> > > Vcs-Git: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/xfs/xfsprogs-dev.git -b master
> > 
> > ohh.. debian-specific fields for which VCS it uses seems like.
> 
> Yes, Debian specific ... and https://salsa.debian.org is Gitlab instance
> Debian is using for the vast majority of packages.  In general there are
> good reasons to do the packaging there (for instance to not disturb
> upstream maintainers like you with the communication ;-) ) but there are
> exceptions from this rule.  I'd be happy to hear from the persons
> (Anibal and Nathan are listed) who usually care for the Debian packaging
> whether such an exception are these xfs related packages.
> 
> If not I'd happily lend a helping hand to migrate the Debian packaging
> to Salsa.

Ah.. Thanks! this helps a lot!

>  
> Kind regards
>    Andreas.
> 
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