2010-12-11 14:12:02 -08:00
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.TH BACKPORTPACKAGE "1" "December 2010" "ubuntu-dev-tools"
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.SH NAME
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backportpackage \- helper to test package backports
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B backportpackage
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\fI<package name> <source release> <dest release> <upload target>\fR
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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\fIbackportpackage\fR fetches a package from one Ubuntu release and
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creates a no-change backport of that package to a previous release,
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uploading the resulting backport for testing.
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.PP
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2010-12-11 15:49:49 -08:00
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The backported package is fetched and built in a temporary directory
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in \fB/tmp\fR, which is removed once the script finishes running.
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.PP
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2010-12-11 14:12:02 -08:00
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\fIbackportpackage\fR is only recommended for testing backports in a
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PPA, not uploading backports to the Ubuntu archive.
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.SH AUTHOR
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\fIbackportpackage\fR and this manpage were written by Evan Broder
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<evan@ebroder.net>
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.PP
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Both are released under GNU General Public License, version 2.
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