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.TH REQUESTSYNC "1" "19 January 2008" "ubuntu-dev-tools"
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.SH NAME
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requestsync \- helper to file sync requests for Ubuntu
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B requestsync\fR [\fB\-ns\fR] [\fB\-k \fIkeyid\fR] <\fBsource package\fR> <\fBtarget release\fR> [\fIbase version\fR]
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.B requestsync \-\-lp\fR [\fB\-ns\fR] <\fBsource package\fR> <\fBtarget release\fR> [\fIbase version\fR]
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.B requestsync \-h
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
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\fBrequestsync\fR looks at the versions of <source package> in Debian and
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Ubuntu and prompts for an explanation of why the Ubuntu changes (if there
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are any) should be dropped.
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The changelog entry is then downloaded from packages.debian.org. If the sync
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request is being filed per email (default), a prompt for your GPG passphrase
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follows so that it can sign the mail and send it off to Launchpad.
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Alternatively a sync request can be filed directly using the launchpadbugs
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python module (option \fB\-\-lp\fR). \fBrequestsync\fR falls back to mail
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the sync request if submitting using the launchpadbugs module fails.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.PP
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Listed below are the command line options for requestsync:
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.TP
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.B \-h
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Display a help message and exit.
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.TP
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.B \-n
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Specifies that the package is a new package, and requestsync should not
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attempt to look it up in Ubuntu since it will not exist.
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.TP
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.B \-s
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Specifies that you require sponsorship.
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You need this option if you are not a member of ubuntu-dev for universe or
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multiverse, or ubuntu-core-dev for main or restricted.
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.TP
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.B \-k \fI<keyid>\fR
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Specifies your GPG key.
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Can also be set with the line `\fIexport GPGKEY=<keyid>\fR' in
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.IR $HOME/.bashrc .
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This is only used if the sync request is mailed to Launchpad.
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.TP
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.B \-\-lp
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Use the launchpadbugs python module (packaged as python-launchpad-bugs) to
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file the sync request in Launchpad.
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.TP
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.B <source package>
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This is the source package that you would like to be synced from Debian.
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.TP
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.B <target release>
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This is the release that you would like the source package to be synced
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into.
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This should always be the latest development release of Ubuntu.
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.TP
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.B [base version]
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In some cases, the base version (where the Ubuntu package started differing
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from the Debian package) cannot be automatically determined.
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Specify this option in this case.
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.SH AUTHOR
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.PP
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This manual page was pieced together by Steve Kowalik.
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It was then updated by Ryan Kavanagh and Michael Bienia to reflect
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additional features.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.PP
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.BR rmadison (1)
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