[Debian-olpc-devel] updating package

[Manusheel Gupta]

Copying OLPC Debian list serv on this memo.

Manu

On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 10:04 AM, Dipankar Patro <dipankar at seeta.in> wrote:

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> at all: Copying Luke Faraone on Discussion
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> Hi Luke,
> Hope you are doing great.
>
> We are currently updating the git repositories at git.debian.org
> Wish if you could clear a few doubts,
>
> Steps followed for updating the repositories:
>
>>  1. Clone the repo present on git.debian.org.
>>>> 2. Run command uscan(check for any newer source ball)
>>>> 3. If present it downloads the new source ball
>>>> 4. Problem is that -- need command to import the new source ball into
>>>> the existing package
>>>>
>>>> ishan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I tried following the link :
> http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/ch-update.en.html
> (^^ 9.3 New Upstream Release.)
>
>
> And have the following doubt:
> - we cannot use git-import-orig in this case for updating I guess, right?
> - Shall we follow with the command ' uupdate -v newversion ../foo-
> newversion.tar.gz  ' as mentioned in the link?
> - Is there anything else except for the debian/changelog we need to change?
>
> Regards,
> Dipankar
>
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