On Tue, Oct 28, 2025 at 12:48:46AM +0100, Agustin Martin wrote: > > I have browsed devscripts code and looking at > > /usr/share/perl5/Devscripts/Uscan/WatchSource.pm seems that internal > > name for custom scripts is "updatescript", so I tried > > > > Update-Script: debian/repack-local > > > > in debian/watch version 5 and seems to work as I expected (updatescript > > should have also worked). If no changes are expected, this should be > > documented in debian-watch version 5 manpage as it was in debian-watch > > version 4. > > A patch with minimal proposed changes to version 5 docs is attached. It > assumes that Update-Script: option is not expected to change. > > > Regarding debian-watch-4.pod it indeed mentions custom scripts, although > > a subsection in the orginal uscan manual was not included in > > debian-watch-4.pod (but stays in uscan man page). It is not very > > important, although I would consider adding a line of it with something > > like attached patch. > > This can be improved after above version 5 patch.
Hi, Attached new version of suggested patches. Regards, -- Agustin
>From 43fbc09c950627b20b0b1b5c3ef02a95e2a8a3c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Agustin Martin Domingo <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2025 23:54:10 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] scripts/debian-watch-4.pod: Minor change suggested in custom scripts section. --- scripts/debian-watch-4.pod | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/scripts/debian-watch-4.pod b/scripts/debian-watch-4.pod index 9d1e6f81..0298d83f 100644 --- a/scripts/debian-watch-4.pod +++ b/scripts/debian-watch-4.pod @@ -121,8 +121,13 @@ At least the main upstream source has to be declared as "group". =back -=item * I<script> is executed at the end of B<uscan> execution with appropriate -arguments provided by B<uscan> I<(default: no action)>. +=item * I<script> is executed at the end of B<uscan> execution with +appropriate arguments provided by B<uscan>. +Default script is L<uupdate> and custom scripts, if created, +should behave as if L<uupdate>. +See L<uscan/"Custom script"> for more details on custom scripts and +L<uscan/"HISTORY AND UPGRADING"> for how B<uscan> invokes the custom +I<script> (or L<uupdate>). =over -- 2.51.0
>From 8e4317817949ee68b0b67b335a80fee07b0de6b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Agustin Martin Domingo <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:40:23 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] scripts/debian-watch.pod: Document Update-Script: option for custom scripts. --- scripts/debian-watch.pod | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/scripts/debian-watch.pod b/scripts/debian-watch.pod index 3d2c2be2..792162bb 100644 --- a/scripts/debian-watch.pod +++ b/scripts/debian-watch.pod @@ -188,6 +188,18 @@ I<(just after "Version")>, else it will be ignored. =back +=item * B<Update-Script:> I<< <custom-script> >>: + +This optional line in F<debian/watch> means to execute +I<custom-script> with appropriate arguments provided by B<uscan>. +Default script is L<uupdate> and custom scripts, if created, +should behave as if L<uupdate>. +See L<uscan/"Custom script"> for more details on custom scripts and +L<uscan/"HISTORY AND UPGRADING"> for how B<uscan> invokes the custom +I<script> (or L<uupdate>). + +=back + =head2 Component options =over -- 2.51.0
