NAME

       dpt-repack.sh - repackaging helper (deprecated)

SYNOPSIS

       dpt repack.sh --upstream-version version downloaded-file

DESCRIPTION

       dpt repack.sh helps creating repackaged tarballs, suitable for feeding into
       dpkg-source(1).  This command is deprecated in favor of the functionality provided by
       uscan(1) in conjunction with the Files-Excluded stanza in debian/copyright.

       Work is commenced in three stages:

       •   dpt repack.sh unpacks the provided upstream tarball.

       •   debian/repack.local is sourced to remove unsuitable content.

       •   dpt repack.sh packs the sources again, under a suitable file name in the form
           "package_ver.orig.tar.gz" (suffix depending on initial compression).

       dpt repack.sh invokes debian/repack.local in an environment where rm and mv are replaced
       with functions that reflect the operations in the MANIFEST file, if present.

SEE ALSO

       uscan(1), mk-origtargz(1)

COPYRIGHT & LICENSE

       Copyright 2009, Ryan Niebur ryan@debian.org

       Copyright 2009-2023, gregor herrmann gregoa@debian.org

       This program is free software and can be distributed under the same terms as Perl.