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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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.TP
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.B backportpackage \fR[\fIadditional options\fR]
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\-\-to <\fIdest release\fR>
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.br
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\-\-upload <\fIupload target\fR>
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.br
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<\fIsource package\fR>
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.PP
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.B backportpackage \-h
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP
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.BR \-u \fIUPLOAD\fR, \-\-upload=\fIUPLOAD\fR
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\fBRequired\fR. Upload to \fIUPLOAD\fR with \fBdput\fR(1) (after
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confirmation).
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.TP
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.BR \-t \fIDEST\fR, \-\-to=\fIDEST\fR
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\fBRequired\fR. Backport the package to the specified Ubuntu
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release. This option may be specified multiple times, but must be
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specified at least once.
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.TP
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.BR \-f \fISOURCE\fR, \-\-from=\fISOURCE\fR
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Backport the package from the specified Ubuntu release. If neither
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this option nor \fB\-\-version\fR are specified, then
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\fBbackportpackage\fR defaults to the current Ubuntu development
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release.
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.TP
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.BR \-v \fIVERSION\fR, \-\-version=\fIVERSION\fR
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If the \fB\-\-from\fR option is specified, then \fBbackportpackage\fR
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verifies that the current version of \fIsource package\fR in
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\fISOURCE\fR is the same as \fIVERSION\fR. Otherwise,
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\fBbackportpackage\fR finds version \fIVERSION\fR of \fIsource
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package\fR, regardless of the release in which it was published (or if
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that version is still current).
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.TP
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.BR \-l \fIINSTANCE\fR, \-\-launchpad=\fIINSTANCE\fR
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Use the specified instance of Launchpad (e.g. "staging"), instead of
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the default of "production".
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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\fBbackportpackage\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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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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\fBbackportpackage\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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\fBbackportpackage\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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