* doc/syncpackage.1:

- Add a warning that the use of syncpackage is discouraged.
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@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ ubuntu-dev-tools (0.105) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
* pull-debian-source:
- Show message when a package isn't in Debian testing (LP: #529041).
-- Kees Cook <kees@ubuntu.com> Sun, 17 Oct 2010 12:07:12 +0200
[ Stefano Rivera ]
* doc/syncpackage.1:
- Add a warning that the use of syncpackage is discouraged.
-- Stefano Rivera <stefanor@ubuntu.com> Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:23:58 +0200
ubuntu-dev-tools (0.104) experimental; urgency=low

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@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ Debian ones, as the common script used by Ubuntu archive administrators does,
this way you can preserve source files integrity between the two distributions.
.PP
\fBsyncpackage\fR will detect source tarballs with mismatching checksums and will automatically create fake syncs instead.
.SH WARNING
The use of \fBsyncpackage\fR is discouraged by the Ubuntu Archive
Administrators, as it introduces an unnecessary window for error.
In future launchpad will offer the ability to directly perform sync
requests, without a developer having to do an upload.
Until then, it's advised to use \fBsyncpackage\fR with caution, and
request syncs via bugs with
.BR requestsync (1)
where possible.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR