Which version have you tested? backportpackge in u-d-t 0.187+ should already be using the ~bp suffix. Notably, note that 0.187 is available in focal-bpo.
On Sun, 13 Feb 2022, 8:35 pm Ross Gammon, <1959...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > Regarding the requestbackport package, it is really only the template > for the bug report that needs to change from memory. I don't think it > had any other workflow related information. Once that is fixed, it just > needs a reference from the backports process wiki again (like it used to > have). > > Regarding the backportpackage script, I just tried it, and it is fine for > testing in a ppa. I think we could already recommend using this on the wiki > with a ppa specified in the -u option. Perhaps a warning not to upload to > the archive with it yet would be required though. I had hoped I could > specify the new "bpo" version string with the suffix option, but according > to the manpage, the "~ubuntu" bit is hardwired: > -S SUFFIX, --suffix=SUFFIX > Add the specified suffix to the version number when > backporting. > backportpackage will always append ~ubuntuDESTINATION.1 to > the > original version number, and if SUFFIX is specified, it is > ap‐ > pended to that, to get version numbers of the form > ORIGINAL_VER‐ > SION~ubuntuDESTINATION.1SUFFIX. If the backported package is > be‐ > ing uploaded to a PPA, then SUFFIX defaults to ~ppa1, > otherwise > the default is blank. > > Now that a bug is always required, I suppose the script should prompt > for that, and the "-c/--close" options be taken away. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu > Backporters, which is subscribed to the bug report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1959115 > > Title: > update backportpackage and requestbackport scripts to behave according > to new backport process > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-dev-tools/+bug/1959115/+subscriptions > > > -- > ubuntu-backports mailing list > ubuntu-backpo...@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-backports > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1959115 Title: update backportpackage and requestbackport scripts to behave according to new backport process To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-dev-tools/+bug/1959115/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
