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| author | Guido Günther <agx@sigxcpu.org> | 2010-08-12 18:15:50 +0200 |
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| committer | Guido Günther <agx@sigxcpu.org> | 2010-08-12 18:22:01 +0200 |
| commit | 61e0c3c9f9dda6f448b0a80175cbf54fdc966d94 (patch) | |
| tree | a9eff46d7f724c16829b6a1b6abe55851e6afba3 | |
| parent | b193936e2f87d5aef16ffa3ef5ed14673ac88783 (diff) | |
Simplify example using --download
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/chapters/special.sgml | 26 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/docs/chapters/special.sgml b/docs/chapters/special.sgml index cc76bdc5..5c04b9e0 100644 --- a/docs/chapters/special.sgml +++ b/docs/chapters/special.sgml @@ -115,23 +115,33 @@ builder = /usr/bin/git-pbuilder Whenever you need to work on an arbitrary Debian package you can check it right into &git; with one command: <programlisting> -apt-get source --download-only <filename>package</filename> -git-import-dsc <filename>package</filename>*.dsc +git-import-dsc --download <filename>package</filename> cd <filename>package</filename> git-branch debian </programlisting> <para> - This puts the orig.tar.gz onto the <option>upstream-branch</option> and - the Debian patch onto a branch called <emphasis>debian</emphasis>. Now you - can easily modify the package, revert changes you made, create other - branches for testing, see what changes you made, etc.. When finished just - do</para> + This uses <command>apt-get</command> to download the source package, + puts the orig.tar.gz on the <option>upstream-branch</option> and the + Debian changes on the <option>debian-branch</option> (by default + <emphasis>master</emphasis>). The second command + creates a branch called <emphasis>debian</emphasis>. Now you can easily + modify the package, revert changes you made, create other branches for + testing, see what changes you made, etc.. When finished just do</para> <programlisting> git-commit -a git-diff debian -- </programlisting> <para> - to get a nice patch that can be submitted to the Debian BTS. + + to get a nice patch that can be submitted to the Debian BTS. You can also + fetch the source package from an URL: + +<programlisting> +git-import-dsc --download <filename>http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/i/ipsec-tools/ipsec-tools_0.7.3-9.dsc</filename> +</programlisting> + + The import works incrementally, you can import new versions on top of + already imported ones for e.g. easy review of changes. </para> </sect1> </chapter> |