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NAME

       gbp-import-orig - Import an upstream source into a git repository

SYNOPSIS

       gbp import-orig [--version] [--help] [--verbose] [--color=[auto|on|off]] [--color-scheme=
                       COLOR_SCHEME] [--upstream-version= version] [--[no-]merge] [--merge-mode=
                       [auto|merge|replace]] [--upstream-branch= branch_name] [--debian-branch=
                       branch_name] [--upstream-vcs-tag= tag-format] [--[no-]sign-tags] [--keyid=
                       gpg-keyid] [--upstream-tag= tag-format] [--filter= pattern]...
                       [--component= component]... [--[no-]pristine-tar] [--[no-]filter-pristine-
                       tar] [--[no-]symlink-orig] [--postimport=cmd] [--postunpack=cmd]
                       [--[no-]interactive] [--[no-]rollback] [--upstream-
                       signatures=[auto|on|off]] filename | url | --uscan

DESCRIPTION

       gbp import-orig  imports  upstream sources into a Git repository. It can import from three
       sources:

       1.  filename: A file in the local file system. Gzip, bzip2, lzma  and  xz  compressed  tar
           archives, zip archives and already unpacked source trees are supported.

       2.  url:   The  tarball  is  downloaded  from  a  http  or  https  url.   This  needs  the
           python3-request package installed.

       3.  --uscan: The latest upstream or specified version is  fetched  via  uscan  relying  on
           debian/watch.

       If  the tarballs name is already of the form package-name_version.orig.tar.gz, the version
       information is determined from the tarball's filename, otherwise it can be  given  on  the
       command  line  via  --upstream-version.  If  the  source  package name or version can't be
       determined, gbp import-orig will prompt for it unless --no-interactive is given.

       The sources are placed on the upstream branch (default: upstream), tagged and merged  onto
       the  debian  branch  (default:  master).  This  is either done using plain git merge or by
       creating a new tree that consists of the new upstream version plus the debian/  directory.
       The later is used for source format 3.0 (quilt) packages since direct modifications of the
       upstream sources are not allowed in that format and so a 1:1 replacement of  the  upstream
       sources is almost always desired. It can be tweaked via the --merge-mode.

       In  case  of  an error gbp import-orig will rollback (undo) all changes it has done to the
       repository (see the --rollback option).

       Note that for projects using multiple tarballs the name of the additional components needs
       to  be  specified  via  the --component command line option or via gbp.conf (see below for
       details).

OPTIONS

       --version
              Print version of the program, i.e. version of the git-buildpackage suite

       -v, --verbose
              Verbose execution

       -h, --help
              Print help and exit

       --color=[auto|on|off]
              Whether to use colored output.

       --color-scheme=COLOR_SCHEME
              Colors to use in output (when color is enabled). The  format  for  COLOR_SCHEME  is
              '<debug>:<info>:<warning>:<error>'.  Numerical values and color names are accepted,
              empty fields imply the default color. For  example,  --git-color-scheme='cyan:34::'
              would  show  debug  messages  in  cyan, info messages in blue and other messages in
              default (i.e. warning and error messages in red).

       --upstream-version=version, -uversion
              The upstream version number. With --uscan, passed to uscan as --download-debversion

       --[no-]merge
              Merge the upstream branch to the Debian branch after import

       --merge-mode=[auto|merge|replace]
              How to fold the newly imported upstream source to the Debian packaging branch after
              import.

              merge  does  a  Git  merge  leaving  you  on  your  own  in  case of merge conflict
              resolution.

              replace mode on the other hand makes  the  head  of  the  Debian  packaging  branch
              identical  to  the  newly  imported  tree  but preserves the content of the debian/
              directory while keeping the current head as well as  the  newly  imported  tree  as
              parents  of  the generated commit. This is similar to a theirs merge strategy while
              preserving debian/.

              The default is  auto  which  uses  replace  for  3.0  (quilt)  packages  and  merge
              otherwise.

       --upstream-branch=branch_name
              The  branch  in  the  Git  repository the upstream sources are put onto. Default is
              upstream.

       --debian-branch=branch_name
              The branch in the Git repository the Debian package is being developed on,  default
              is  master. After importing the new sources on the upstream branch, gbp import-orig
              will try to merge the new version onto this branch.

       --upstream-vcs-tag=tag-format
              Add tag-format as additional parent to the commit of the upstream  tarball.  Useful
              when upstream uses git and you want to link to its revision history. The tag-format
              can be a pattern similar to what --upstream-tag supports.

       --[no-]sign-tags
              GPG sign all created tags.

       --keyid=gpg-keyid
              Use this keyid for gpg signing tags.

       --upstream-tag=tag-format
              Use   this   tag   format   when   tagging   upstream    versions,    default    is
              upstream/%(version)s.

       --import-msg=msg-format
              Use  this  format  string  for the commit message when importing upstream versions,
              default is New upstream version %(version)s.

       --filter=pattern
              Filter out files glob-matching pattern. This option can be given multiple times.

       --component=COMPONENT
              When importing the upstream tarball  also  look  for  an  additional  tarball  with
              component name COMPONENT. E.g. in hello-debhelper_1.0.orig-foo.tar.gz the component
              would be foo. The additional tarball is expected to be in the same  directory  than
              the upstream tarball and to use the same compression type. You also need to specify
              the components when using --uscan.

              Using additional original tarballs is a feature of the 3.0 (quilt)  source  format.
              See   the  dpkg-source  manpage  for  details.  This  is  currently  considered  an
              experimental feature and might change incompatibly.

       --[no-]pristine-tar
              Generate pristine-tar delta file.

       --[no-]filter-pristine-tar
              If using a filter, also filter the files out of the tarball passed to pristine-tar.

       --[no-]symlink-orig
              Whether to create and keep a symlink from the upstream tarball to a  Debian  policy
              conformant upstream tarball name located in ../.

              This  is  a  good  idea  if  not  using pristine-tar since it avoids creating a new
              tarball with a different md5sum.

       --postimport=cmd
              Run cmd after the import. The hook gets the following environment variables passed:

              GBP_BRANCH
                     The name of the Debian packaging branch

              GBP_TAG
                     The name of the just created upstream tag

              GBP_UPSTREAM_VERSION
                     The just imported upstream version

              GBP_DEBIAN_VERSION
                     The Debian version of the package with a Debian revision of '-1'

       --postunpack=cmd
              Run cmd after the import. This can be useful to  e.g.  convert  or  remove  certain
              files  prior  to  the  import.   The  hook  gets  passed  the following environment
              variables:

              GBP_TMP_DIR
                     The temporary directory the tarballs are unapcked into.

              GBP_SOURCES_DIR
                     The temporary directory where the unpacked sources are.

              GBP_GIT_DIR
                     The directory of the git repository where the tarball will be imported into.

       --uscan
              Use uscan to fetch  new  upstream  version.  The  version  can  be  specified  with
              --upstream-version

       --[no-]interactive
              Run command interactively, i.e. ask package name and version if needed.

       --[no-]rollback
              Rollback changes in case of an error.

       --upstream-signatures=[auto|on|off]
              Whether  upstream  signatures should be imported as well (when using pristine-tar).
              off turns this off completely while on always tries to import  a  signature  (which
              can  be  useful  if  you want to fail if e.g. uscan did not fetch a signature). The
              default auto means to import a signature file if present but do nothing otherwise.

EXAMPLES

       Download and import a new upstream version using the information from debian/watch

             gbp import-orig --uscan

       Fetch tarball from an URL

             gbp import-orig https://debian.example.com/sid/upstream-tarball-0.1.tar.gz

       Import a local tarball

             gbp import-orig ../upstream-tarball-0.1.tar.gz

CONFIGURATION FILES

       Several gbp.conf files are parsed to set defaults for the  above  command-line  arguments.
       See the gbp.conf(5) manpage for details.

SEE ALSO

       gbp-buildpackage(1),   gbp-import-dsc(1),   gbp-import-dscs(1),  gbp-dch(1),  gbp.conf(5),
       uscan(1), debuild(1), git(1), pristine-tar(1), The Git-Buildpackage Manual ⟨file:///usr/
       share/doc/git-buildpackage/manual-html/index.html⟩

AUTHOR

       Guido Günther <agx@sigxcpu.org>

                                          4 August 2023                        gbp-import-orig(1)