wiki:DebianUbuntuPackaging

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This page contains notes about Debian and Ubuntu packaging.

Debian

Launchpad

Requirement to upload packages:

Build package from tarball

### Based on notes by Ivan Mincik 
### http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/grass-dev/2015-January/073444.html

export BASE=7
export MVER=70
export CUR=7.0.1RC1-1
export NEW=7.0.1RC2
export PATCH=1

# 1. Download latest existing version of package from Launchpad
dget https://launchpad.net/~grass/+archive/ubuntu/grass-stable/+files/grass${BASE}_${CUR}~ubuntu14.04.1.dsc

# 2. Prepare working directory with git enabled
mkdir pkg-grass
cd pkg-grass
git init

# 3. Import downloaded version of package from Launchpad
git-import-dsc ../grass${BASE}_${CUR}~ubuntu14.04.1.dsc

# 4. Import new tarball we want to build
(cd .. ; wget http://grass.osgeo.org/grass${MVER}/source/grass-${NEW}.tar.gz)
git-import-orig ../grass-${NEW}.tar.gz

# 5. Optionally, merge Debian packaging
bzr branch lp:~grass/grass/grass70_release_debian debian

### RUN IN LOOP
# Update Debian changelog
dch -i
# enter lines like: 
# grass${BASE} (${NEW}~ubuntu15.04.1) vivid; urgency=medium
# ...
# grass${BASE} (${NEW}~ubuntu14.10.1) utopic; urgency=medium
# ...
# grass${BASE} (${NEW}~ubuntu14.04.1) trusty; urgency=medium
# ...
# grass${BASE} (${NEW}~ubuntu12.04.1) precise; urgency=medium

# Update local Git
git add debian/changelog
git commit -m "Debian changelog update"

# Prepare source upload
git-buildpackage --git-debian-branch=master --git-builder="debuild -S -sa" --git-ignore-new
### LOOP ENDS HERE

# Upload source package for build to Launchpad
dput ppa:grass/grass-stable ../grass${BASE}_${NEW}~ubuntu14.10.1_source.changes
dput ppa:grass/grass-stable ../grass${BASE}_${NEW}~ubuntu14.04.1_source.changes
dput ppa:grass/grass-stable ../grass${BASE}_${NEW}~ubuntu12.04.1_source.changes
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