control: tag -1 +patch Please find attached git-am(1)-amenable patches adding some pod2man infrastructure, and dgit-maint-merge(7).
(I'm keen to retain the authorship information in the actual manpage, but you might not like how I've edited d/copyright, so I made that a separate patch.) -- Sean Whitton
From 45cc7d295cb818a2c236687d9d395d4712e500ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ian Jackson <ijack...@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 17:31:38 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] changelog: Finalise 2.2
Signed-off-by: Ian Jackson <ijack...@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
---
debian/changelog | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 203a864..b8811e0 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ dgit (2.2) unstable; urgency=low
* Detect SIGPIPE (and SIGCHLD) being blocked or ignored.
Closes:#841085.
- --
+ -- Ian Jackson <ijack...@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Mon, 17 Oct 2016 17:31:18 +0100
dgit (2.1) unstable; urgency=low
--
2.9.3
From c91d5c541983977bd7f6f796ce0b39c38bd12c25 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sean Whitton <spwhit...@spwhitton.name> Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 17:20:27 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Makefile: build and clean *.7.pod Signed-off-by: Sean Whitton <spwhit...@spwhitton.name> --- Makefile | 12 ++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index 6fcc9bd..3f071e3 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ txtdocdir=$(prefix)/share/doc/dgit PROGRAMS=dgit MAN1PAGES=dgit.1 -MAN7PAGES=dgit.7 +MAN7PAGES=dgit.7 dgit-maint-merge.7 TXTDOCS=README.dsc-import PERLMODULES=Debian/Dgit.pm @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ INFRA_PERLMODULES= \ all: -install: installdirs +install: installdirs $(MAN7PAGES) $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(PROGRAMS) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir) $(INSTALL_DATA) $(MAN1PAGES) $(DESTDIR)$(man1dir) $(INSTALL_DATA) $(MAN7PAGES) $(DESTDIR)$(man7dir) @@ -80,3 +80,11 @@ check installcheck: clean distclean mostlyclean maintainer-clean: rm -rf tests/tmp + set -e; for m in $(MAN7PAGES); do \ + test -e $$m.pod && rm -f $$m; \ + done + +%.7: %.7.pod + pod2man --section=7 --date="Debian Project" --center="dgit" \ + --name=$(subst .7,,$@) \ + $^ $@ -- 2.9.3
From 7d9ab53f8b47815a62a4ff4e5c19facd70c57a90 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sean Whitton <spwhit...@spwhitton.name> Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 17:22:49 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] debian/copyright: add myself Signed-off-by: Sean Whitton <spwhit...@spwhitton.name> --- debian/copyright | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright index 493b700..88a5e6d 100644 --- a/debian/copyright +++ b/debian/copyright @@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ Integration between git and Debian-style archives Copyright (C)2013-2016 Ian Jackson +dgit-maint-merge.7.pod is copyright (C)2016 Sean Whitton + This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or -- 2.9.3
From fdef83c4e1651315bda2fd86781cac136d148156 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sean Whitton <spwhit...@spwhitton.name> Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 17:23:11 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Manpage: add dgit-maint-merge.7.pod Signed-off-by: Sean Whitton <spwhit...@spwhitton.name> --- dgit-maint-merge.7.pod | 365 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 365 insertions(+) create mode 100644 dgit-maint-merge.7.pod diff --git a/dgit-maint-merge.7.pod b/dgit-maint-merge.7.pod new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d9dcb51 --- /dev/null +++ b/dgit-maint-merge.7.pod @@ -0,0 +1,365 @@ +=head1 NAME + +dgit - tutorial for package maintainers, using a workflow centered around git-merge(1) + +=head1 INTRODUCTION + +This document describes elements of a workflow for maintaining a +non-native Debian package using B<dgit>. The workflow makes the +following opinionated assumptions: + +=over 4 + +=item + +Git histories should be the non-linear histories produced by +git-merge(1), preserving all information about divergent development +that was later brought together. + +If you prefer linear histories, see dgit-maint-rebase(7). + +=item + +Maintaining convenient and powerful git workflows takes priority over +the usefulness of the raw Debian source package. The Debian archive +is thought of as an output format. + +For example, we don't spend time curating a series of quilt patches. +However, the information such a series would contain is readily +available from B<dgit-repos>. + +=item + +It is more important to have the Debian package's git history be a +descendent of upstream's git history than to use exactly the orig.tar +that upstream makes available for download. + +=back + +=head1 GIT CONFIGURATION + +Add the following to your ~/.gitconfig to teach git-archive(1) how to +compress orig tarballs: + +=over 4 + + [tar "tar.xz"] + command = xz -c + [tar "tar.gz"] + command = gzip -c + +=back + +=head1 INITIAL DEBIANISATION + +=head2 When upstream tags releases in git + +Suppose that the latest stable upstream release is 1.2.2, and this has +been tagged '1.2.2' by upstream. + +=over 4 + + % git clone -oupstream https://some.upstream/foo.git + % cd foo + % git verify-tag 1.2.2 + % git reset --hard 1.2.2 + % git branch --unset-upstream + +=back + +The final command detachs your master branch from the upstream remote, +so that git doesn't try to push anything there, or merge unreleased +upstream commits. If you want to maintain a copy of your packaging +branch on B<alioth.debian.org> in addition to B<dgit-repos>, you can +do something like this: + +=over 4 + + % git remote add -f origin git.debian.org:/git/collab-maint/foo.git + % git push --follow-tags -u origin master + +=back + +Now go ahead and Debianise your package. Just make commits on the +master branch, adding things in the I<debian/> directory. If you need +to patch the upstream source, just make commits that change files +outside of the I<debian/> directory. It is best to separate commits +that touch I<debian/> from commits that touch upstream source, so that +the latter can be cherry-picked by upstream. + +Note that there is no need to maintain a separate 'upstream' branch, +unless you also happen to be involved in upstream development. We +work with upstream tags rather than any branches, except when +forwarding patches (see FORWARDING PATCHES UPSTREAM, below). + +Finally, you need an orig tarball. Generate one with git-archive(1): + +=over 4 + + % git archive -o ../foo_1.2.2.orig.tar.xz 1.2.2 + +=back + +If you are using the version 1.0 source package format, replace 'xz' +with 'gz'. + +This tarball is ephemeral and easily regenerated, so we don't commit +it anywhere (e.g. with tools like pristine-tar(1)). + +=head2 When upstream releases only tarballs + +We need a virtual upstream branch with virtual release tags. +gbp-import-orig(1) can manage this for us. To begin + +=over 4 + + % mkdir foo + % cd foo + % git init + +=back + +Now create I<debian/gbp.conf>: + +=over 4 + + [DEFAULT] + upstream-branch = upsteram + debian-branch = master + upstream-tag = %(version)s + + sign-tags = True + pristine-tar = False + pristine-tar-commit = False + +=back + +Then we can import the upstream version: + +=over 4 + + % git add debian/gbp.conf && git commit -m "create gbp.conf" + % gbp import-orig ../foo_1.2.2.orig.tar.xz + +=back + +You are now ready to proceed as above, making commits to both the +upstream source and the I<debian/> directory. + +If you want to maintain a copy of your repository on +B<alioth.debian.org>, you should push both the origin and the upstream +branches: + +=over 4 + + % git remote add -f origin git.debian.org:/git/collab-maint/foo.git + % git push --follow-tags -u origin master upstream + +=back + +=head1 SOURCE PACKAGE CONFIGURATION + +=head2 debian/source/options + +We set some source package options such that dgit can transparently +handle the "dropping" and "refreshing" of changes to the upstream +source: + +=over 4 + + single-debian-patch + auto-commit + +=back + +You don't need to create this file if you are using the version 1.0 +source package format. + +=head2 Sample text for README.source + +It is a good idea to explain how a user can obtain a break down of the +changes to the upstream source: + +=over 4 + +The Debian packaging of foo is maintained using dgit. For the sake of +an efficient workflow, Debian modifications to the upstream source are +squashed into a single patch, rather than a series of quilt patches. +To obtain a patch queue for package version 1.2.3-1: + +=over 4 + + # apt-get install dgit + % dgit clone foo + % cd foo + % git log --oneline 1.2.3..debian/1.2.3-1 -- . ':!debian' + +=back + +See dgit(1), dgit(7) and dgit-maint-merge(7) for more information. + +=back + +=head1 BUILDING AND UPLOADING + +Use B<dgit build>, B<dgit sbuild>, B<dgit build-source>, and B<dgit +push> as detailed in dgit(1). If any command fails, dgit will provide +a carefully-worded error message explaining what you should do. If +it's not clear, file a bug against dgit. Remember to pass I<--new> +for the first upload. + +As an alternative to B<dgit build> and friends, you can use a tool +like gitpkg(1). This works because like dgit, gitpkg(1) enforces that +HEAD has exactly the contents of the source package. gitpkg(1) is +highly configurable, and one dgit user reports using it to produce and +test multiple source packages, from different branches corresponding +to each of the current Debian suites. + +If you want to skip dgit's checks while iterating on a problem with +the package build (for example, you don't want to commit your changes +to git), you can just run dpkg-buildpackage(1) or debuild(1) instead. + +=head1 NEW UPSTREAM RELEASES + +=head2 When upstream tags releases in git + +It's a good idea to preview the merge of the new upstream release. +First, just check for any new or deleted files that may need +accounting for in your copyright file: + +=over 4 + + % git remote update + % git diff --stat master..1.2.3 -- . ':!debian' + +=back + +You can then review the full merge diff: + +=over 4 + + % git merge-tree `git merge-base master 1.2.3` master 1.2.3 | $PAGER + +=back + +Once you're satisfied with what will be merged, update your package: + +=over 4 + + % git archive ../foo_1.2.3.orig.tar.xz 1.2.3 + % git merge 1.2.3 + % dch -v1.2.3-1 New upstream release. + % git add debian/changelog && git commit -m changelog + +=back + +and you are ready to try a build. + +Again, if you are using the version 1.0 source package format, replace +'xz' with 'gz'. + +=head2 When upstream releases only tarballs + +Either + +=over 4 + + % gbp import-orig ../foo_1.2.2.orig.tar.xz + +=back + +or if you have a working watch file + +=over 4 + + % gbp import-orig --uscan + +=back + +=head1 HANDLING DFSG-NON-FREE MATERIAL + +=head2 When upstream tags releases in git + +We create a DFSG-clean tag to merge to master: + +=over 4 + + % git checkout -b pre-dfsg 1.2.3 + % git rm evil.bin + % git commit -m "upstream version 1.2.3 DFSG-cleaned" + % git tag -s 1.2.3+dfsg + % git checkout master + % git branch -D pre-dfsg + +=back + +Before merging the new 1.2.3+dfsg tag to master, you should first +determine whether it would be legally dangerous for the non-free +material to be publicly accessible in the git history on +B<dgit-repos>. If it would be, pass B<--squash> to git-merge(1). + +=head2 When upstream releases only tarballs + +The easiest way to handle this is to add a B<Files-Excluded> field to +I<debian/copyright>, and a B<uversionmangle> setting in +I<debian/watch>. See uscan(1). Alternatively, see the I<--filter> +option detailed in gbp-import-orig(1). + +=head1 FORWARDING PATCHES UPSTREAM + +The basic steps are: + +=over 4 + +=item 1. + +Create a new branch based off upstream's master branch. + +=item 2. + +git-cherry-pick(1) commits from your master branch onto your new +branch. + +=item 3. + +Push the branch somewhere and ask upstream to merge it, or use +git-format-patch(1) or git-request-pull(1). + +=back + +For example (and it is only an example): + +=over 4 + + % # fork foo.git on GitHub + % git remote add -f fork g...@github.com:spwhitton/foo.git + % git checkout -b fix-error upstream/master + % git config branch.fix-error.pushRemote fork + % git cherry-pick master^2 + % git push + % # submit pull request on GitHub + +=back + +Note that when you merge an upstream release containing your forwarded +patches, git and dgit will transparently handle "dropping" the patches +that have been forwarded, "retaining" the ones that haven't. + +=head1 INCORPORATING NMUS + +=over 4 + + % dgit pull + +=back + +Alternatively, you can apply the NMU diff to your repository. The +next push will then require I<--overwrite>. + +=head1 SEE ALSO + +dgit(1), dgit(7) + +=head1 AUTHOR + +This tutorial was written and is maintained by Sean Whitton <spwhit...@spwhitton.name>. -- 2.9.3
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