[xml/sgml] cvs-buildpackage quickstart
Ardo van Rangelrooij
Ardo van Rangelrooij <ardo@debian.org>
Fri, 7 Nov 2003 18:56:55 -0600
Sure, no problem.
Mark Johnson (mrj@debian.org) wrote:
> Hi Ardo,
>
> Would you be willing to write another 'cvs-buildpackage quickstart'
> based on all the goodies you've added and shared with us?
>
> Cheers,
> Mark
>
>
> On Thursday, November 6, Ardo van Rangelrooij wrote:
> > Mark Johnson (mrj@debian.org) wrote:
> > > > > P.S. If anyone needs help using cvs-buildpackage tools
> > > > > to put the stuff under CVS, I can give a quick summary.
> > > >
> > > > I would really appreciate that Mark, as working with cvs-buildpackage is
> > > > not something I have done before.
> > >
> > > Me neither, till yesterday.
> > >
> > > I still haven't learned how to upgrade to a new upstream version, I'll
> > > have to add that later.
> >
> > cvs-upgrade <package_name> <new_version> <old_version>
> >
> > Actually, I'm using a home-grown script that also updates the local checked
> > out version and updated the changelog:
> >
> > #!/bin/bash
> > ## ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > ## src-upgrade :
> > ## ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > ## ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > set -e
> >
> > ## ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > package=${1}
> > upstream=${2}
> > debian=${3}
> >
> > ## ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > cvs-upgrade ${package} ${upstream} ${debian}
> > cvs upd -jupstream_version_${debian//\./_} -jupstream_version_${upstream//\./_}
> > debchange --preserve --newversion ${upstream}-1 'New upstream release'
> >
> > ## ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > and it's called the same as cvs-upgrade:
> >
> > src-upgrade package_name new_version old_version
> >
> > > BTW, this is from the HOWTO included with cvs-buildpackage:
> > >
> > > 1. Setting your environment
> > > --------------------------
> > > export CVS_RSH=ssh
> > > export CVSROOT=:ext:USERNAME@cvs.alioth.debian.org:/cvsroot/debian-xml-sgml
> > >
> > >
> > > 2. Defining modules
> > > -------------------
> > > Checkout CVSROOT and add module entries for your packages. Note
> > > that this isn't necessary, just convenient. It allows you to
> > > checkout your package by typing 'cvs co libxslt'
> > >
> > > In the CVSROOT/modules file, add a line for each package:
> > >
> > > libxslt packages/libxslt
> > >
> > > Then check it back in: cvs ci -m 'Added module for libxslt.
> > >
> > >
> > > 3. Putting sources into CVS
> > > ---------------------------
> > >
> > > Assuming you have created a set of files for upload, including the
> > > orig.tar.gz, the .dsc. and the diff.gz file, just type:
> > >
> > > cvs-inject <path to .dsc file>
> >
> > For initial packages just copy the upstream tarball to the .orig.tar.gz
> > in /usr/local/src/Packages/<package_name> and use:
> >
> > cvs-upgrade <package_name> <upstream_version>
> >
> > > Expect to type your password a zillion times. I dunno how to get
> > > around this - maybe Ardo does. (Also, I'm not sure whether it
> >
> > Did you put your public SSH key in ~/.ssh/authorized_keys on Alioth ???
> > Just do 'ssh alioth.debian.org' and setup your home directory.
> >
> > > matters that /etc/cvsdeb.conf has 'conf_prefix=packages', but I'd
> > > check, just to be sure.)
> >
> > My /etc/cvsdeb.conf doesn't have the prefix and I also don't like it. It
> > requires updating the CVSROOT/modules file. I prefer the packages to be
> > directly under the $ROOT. Less hassle.
> >
> > > 4. Check out your sources, make changes, check them in
> > > ------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > cvs co libxslt
> > >
> > > [...make changes...]
> > >
> > > cvs ci -m 'Checkin message'
> > >
> > >
> > > 5. Build your packages from CVS
> > > -------------------------------
> > > From the top level directory of your checked out package tree, type:
> > >
> > > cvs-buildpackage -d -F -rfakeroot -kUSERNAME
> >
> > You can put the following in your ~/.cvsdeb.conf so you don't have to type
> > the '-rfakeroot' all the time:
> >
> > conf_rootcommand=fakeroot
> >
> > Why do you use '-d'? That tells me if I missed something needed for the
> > build.
> >
> > > - type password a few times, when prompted
> > >
> > > Your package should be built in /usr/local/src/Packages/libxslt
> > >
> > > Note: you might need to make the above directory first.
> > >
> > >
> > > That's it. Now you can upload the package as usual.
> >
> > Don't forget to run it through 'pbuilder' which nicely checks whether you've
> > missed a build dependency.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ardo
> > --
> > Ardo van Rangelrooij
> > home email: ardo@debian.org
> > home page: http://people.debian.org/~ardo
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