This page contains notes about Debian and Ubuntu packaging.

== Debian ==

 * [https://buildd.debian.org/status/package.php?p=grass Debian Package Auto-Building]
 * [https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/grass Debian Package Tracker] 
 * [http://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-grass/grass.git Alioth.debian.org Git Repository]
 * [https://pkg-grass.alioth.debian.org/policy/ Debian GIS Policy]
== Ubuntu ==

 * [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGIS UbuntuGIS]

=== Launchpad ===

 * https://launchpad.net/~grass

Requirement to upload packages:

 * update OpenGPG to http://keyserver.ubuntu.com and then register OpenGPG in your Launchpad account

=== 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}-${PATCH}~ubuntu15.10.1) wily; urgency=medium
# ...
# grass${BASE} (${NEW}-${PATCH}~ubuntu15.04.1) vivid; urgency=medium
# ...
# grass${BASE} (${NEW}-${PATCH}~ubuntu14.04.1) trusty; urgency=medium
# ...
# grass${BASE} (${NEW}-${PATCH}~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}-${PATCH}~ubuntu15.10.1_source.changes
dput ppa:grass/grass-stable ../grass${BASE}_${NEW}-${PATCH}~ubuntu15.04.1_source.changes
dput ppa:grass/grass-stable ../grass${BASE}_${NEW}-${PATCH}~ubuntu14.04.1_source.changes
dput ppa:grass/grass-stable ../grass${BASE}_${NEW}-${PATCH}~ubuntu12.04.1_source.changes
}}}