[08:17] <andyli> Hi! I'm new to deb packaging and trying to update a package since there is an upstream release.
[08:17] <andyli> The package contains a debian/watch file that points to a github tag page. The problem is, the github archives do not include submodules.
[08:17] <andyli> The submodules were introduced after the last debian packaged version, so it was not a problem, but it is now.
[08:17] <andyli> So how is that submodule thing be managed normally?
[08:26] <mitya57> andyli, ask your upstream to provide proper tarballs
[08:26] <mitya57> (or write a custom script that will git clone & git archive for you)
[08:28] <andyli> Does a custom script means removing the debian/watch file, and then rewrite the debain/rules get-orig-source target?
[08:29] <mitya57> Yes
[08:29] <mitya57> I have something like this in mathjax-docs package
[08:30] <andyli> Does the "bzr merge-upstream" command automatically use get-orig-source?
[08:30]  * mitya57 never used that
[08:32] <andyli> ok, I will try that first. Thanks!