From a78bf8c39cf81580dab3cfed267203c1ec53952e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ian Jackson Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 02:29:03 +0000 Subject: manpage: Make discussion of --existing-package less scary. The default archive access method no longer needs it. Closes:#720171. --- debian/changelog | 2 ++ dgit.1 | 11 ++++------- 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 4c799c1..4891735 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ dgit (0.17~experimental7) experimental; urgency=low * manpage: Remove comment in BUGS about lack of policy docs for Dgit field, which is specified now. Closes:#720201. + * manpage: Make discussion of --existing-package less scary. The + default archive access method no longer needs it. Closes:#720171. -- diff --git a/dgit.1 b/dgit.1 index 5c171ed..7e74d5b 100644 --- a/dgit.1 +++ b/dgit.1 @@ -361,13 +361,14 @@ filename suggests it is for the right package and version - or, if there is a _multi.changes file, dgit uses that. .TP .BI --existing-package= package -dgit push needs to canonicalise the suite name. But currently -there is no way to ask the archive to do this without knowing the +dgit push needs to canonicalise the suite name. Sometimes, dgit +lacks a way to ask the archive to do this without knowing the name of an existing package. Without --new we can just use the package we are trying to push. But with --new that will not work, so we guess .B dpkg -or use the value of this option. +or use the value of this option. This option is not needed with the +default mechanisms for accessing the archive. .TP .BR -h | --help Print a usage summary. @@ -646,10 +647,6 @@ We should be using some kind of vhost/vpath setup for the git repos on alioth, so that they can be moved later if and when this turns out to be a good idea. -The method of canonicalising suite names is bizarre. See the -.B --existing-package -option for one of the implications. - dgit push should perhaps do `git push origin', or something similar, by default. -- cgit v1.2.3