[cl-debian] Re: Using Darcs for Debian package maintenance

Hello, Hello, I fear I'm running into some problems using darcs for my debian packages: pull's are getting slower and slower and in some cases are not finishing even over the weekend. I'm putting what I learn on the debian wiki (http://wiki.debian.org/PackagingWithDarcsAndTailor). Basicly I often have a 'doubleganger' patch problem. I import upstream changes (in the past from a tarfile or directly from cvs, now with tailor) into <foo>-upstream, do a 'get' into a <foo> repository, and do my debian stuff in that <foo> directory. When upstream releases a new version I pull/import this into the <foo>-upstream repository and then pull this into the <foo> directory. The problem is that sometimes upstream applies my patches and I get a doubleganger, and I've managed to hack round them most of the time. But now I have a issue with slime, that I do not think is a doubleganger. I imported the (then) current CVS into http://cl-debian.alioth.debian.org/repository/pvaneynd/slime-upstream/ and did my thing in http://cl-debian.alioth.debian.org/repository/pvaneynd/slime/ Now I updated the slime-upstream repository and tried to pull those changes into slime, but after leaving it to run over the weekend it still was at 'diffing directory'. So I suspect there is a conflicting patch, but I'm at a loss to know which. I also tried using --partial to make smaller repositories, but even if I can merge the patch in the branch, merging it into the main repository seems equally difficult as working on the full repository. Is there a way to find out where darcs is blocking? This is getting a rather big problem for me and unless I find some ways to work round this problem I fear I will have to abandon darcs :-( Groetjes, Peter -- signature -at- pvaneynd.mailworks.org http://www.livejournal.com/users/pvaneynd/ "God, root, what is difference?" Pitr | "God is more forgiving." Dave Aronson| Groetjes, Peter -- signature -at- pvaneynd.mailworks.org http://www.livejournal.com/users/pvaneynd/ "God, root, what is difference?" Pitr | "God is more forgiving." Dave Aronson|
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Peter Van Eynde