microsoft / microsoft/azure-linux-dev-tools

need way to create git repo for component sources

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area: source management enhancement
Dominant language
Go
Stars
18
Forks
27
Avg merge
4d 33m
Merged PRs (30d)
24

Description

It will be very useful to be able to create a git repo, essentially a dist-git repo, for a package. The content would be similar to what prepare-sources generates, but with git history.

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Imported on behalf of @ddstreet

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Research direction

Start by locating the implementation and output of prepare-sources, then trace how package component sources are represented. Define the expected dist-git repository contents and history behavior before assessing the change; done means a package can produce a usable Git repository with the generated sources and history.

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Assessment

Tech stack
git, go
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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