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NAME

       comigrate - managing package migrations from Debian unstable to testing

SYNOPSIS

       comigrate [options] [--heidi file] [--hints file]
       comigrate [options] --update
       comigrate [options] --migrate package
       comigrate [options] --equivocal
       comigrate [options] --excuses file [--svg]
       comigrate [options] --explain dir

DESCRIPTION

       comigrate  is  a tool designed to manage the migration of packages from Debian unstable to
       testing.  It can be used in different ways. First,  it  can  compute  which  packages  can
       migrate  into  testing;  it  can  output  either  an  HeidiResult file listing the updated
       contents of testing, or a set of hints that can be fed to Britney to help it  perform  the
       migration.  Second,  it  can  output  detailed  reports  of  what  prevents  packages from
       migrating. Last, it can be used to interactively troubleshoot the  migration  of  a  given
       package.

       Unless  an  alternative  command  is  given,  comigrate will perform package migration and
       output the corresponding HeidiResult file at the location indicated in  the  configuration
       file.

OPTIONS

   Commands
       The  default  behavior of comigrate is to compute which packages can migrate from unstable
       to testing.  This behavior can be overriden by the options below.

       --equivocal
              Output the set of packages  that  can  migrate  without  making  any  package  non-
              installable  but  that  will  make  it  impossible  to install some set of packages
              together (package co-installability would no be preserved).  This makes it possible
              to  find the packages that would be allowed to migrate when using the --inst option
              (preserving  only  package  installability),  but   that   could   nonetheless   be
              problematic.

       --excuses file
              Write to this HTML file a detailed explanation of why some packages cannot migrate.
              With the --svg option, an SVG graph is also included for each installability or co-
              installability  issue  (set  of  packages  that  one  would  not be able to install
              together anymore) that prevents the migration. The dot tool is required to  produce
              these graphs.

       --explain dir
              This  command  is  designed to produce a report that can be published over HTTP. An
              HTML file is created for each package that cannot  migrate,  providing  a  detailed
              explanation  of  why  this package cannot migrate. A file listing co-installability
              issues (that is, set of packages that can no longer  be  installed  together)  that
              would  result  from forthcoming migrations is also created. The --popcon option can
              be used to specify popcon data to use for the report.  The dot tool is required for
              this command.

       --migrate package
              Compute  whether  it  is possible to migrate this source package. If this is indeed
              possible, a corresponding Britney hint is outputted, by  default  on  the  standard
              output (this can be overridden with the --hints option).

       --update
              Initialize or update the data directory.

   Common Options
       --arches lst
              Comma-separated list of architectures to consider (default to all).

       -c file, --config file
              Use this Britney configuration file.

   Package Migration Options
       --all-hints
              Show  all hints.  By default, hints consisting of a single package are omitted when
              outputting hints.

       --break sets
              Override the default migration constraint  that  set  of  packages  that  could  be
              install  together  can  still  be  installed  together after migration (package co-
              installability).  This option allows to specify that some precise set  of  packages
              can  become  non  co-installable  (or,  in  the case of a single package, that this
              package can become non installable). This is crucial  to  allow  the  migration  of
              packages that are no longer compatible. The argument sets is a comma-separated list
              of sets of packages. Each set is either a list of binary package names separated by
              a vertical bar symbol |, or a wildcard _ standing for any package.  We explain this
              option through examples.  You can write --break libjpeg62-dev to state that package
              libjpeg62-dev  does  not  have  to remain installable.  But it is usually better to
              indicate that the package should remain installable but that it is fine if it is no
              longer  installable  with some other packages: --break libjpeg62-dev,_.  You can be
              even more precise and specify that two given packages can become incompatible,  but
              no   other   incompatibility  should  be  introduced:  --break  parallel,moreutils.
              Finally, you can use the vertical bar symbol to factorize several sets of packages:
              --break  'unoconv,python-uno|docvert-libreoffice'  means  that package unoconv does
              not have to remain installable together with python-uno nor docvert-libreoffice.

       --heidi HeidiResult
              Write the result of package migration to file HeidiResult.  When HeidiResult is  -,
              write  to  standard output.  The option only make sense when no specific command is
              given.

       --hints file
              Output hints to this file. When file is -, write to standard output.  This  disable
              the ouput of the HeidiResult file, unless an explicit --heidi option is provided as
              well.

       --inst When computing possible migration, only preserves  single  package  installability.
              This  is  similar  to  what  Britney  does.  The  default is to ensure the stronger
              requirement that set of packages that  could  be  install  together  can  still  be
              installed together after migration (that is, package co-installability).

       --offset n
              Move  n  days into the future. This is convenient to see what packages will be able
              to migrate in a few days.

       --remove pkg
              Compute package migration as if the source package pkg and  its  associated  binary
              packages  had  been  removed from unstable.  This is a convenient way to migrate an
              important package when its migration is prevented by packages  of  low  importance.
              Together  with  the  --migrate command, this option can help finding out all issues
              preventing the migration of a given package.

   Command-Specific Options
       --svg  Include conflict graphs (in SVG format) in excuse output.  This  option  only  make
              sense together with the --excuses option.

       --popcon file
              Use  popcon  data  from  this  file.  This option only make sense together with the
              --explain option.

   Miscellaneous Options
       --debug name
              Activate debug option name.  Use --debug help to list available debug options.

       -help, --help
              Print a usage message  briefly  summarizing  the command-line options.

       --input dir
              Select the directory containing Britney data.

       --no-cache
              Disable on-disk caching.

       --proc n
              Provide number of processors.  Use 1 to disable concurrency.  Defaults to  use  all
              processors.

   Ignored Options
       These two Britney options are currently ignored and are present only for compatibility.

       --control-files
              Currently ignored.

       -v     Currently ignored.

EXAMPLES

       To  get  started,  you  need  to use a Britney configuration file britney.conf.  The files
       specifies in particular the location of migration data (control files, hint  files,  ...).
       These data can then be downloaded (or updated) with the command below.

          comigrate -c britney.conf --update

       Running comigrate without option will make it behave like Britney: it will compute the set
       of packages that can migrate and write a corresponding HeidiResult file  at  the  location
       indicated in the configuration file.

          comigrate -c britney.conf

       By default, comigrate is more picky than Britney: it will not allow packages to migrate if
       any set of packages that could be installed together can no longer be installed  together.
       With  the  --inst option, comigrate will only check that packages remain installable, just
       like Britney does.

          comigrate -c britney.conf --inst

       Alternatively, you can get the set of Britney easy hints corresponding to the migration.

          comigrate -c britney.conf --hints - --all-hints

       The --migrate option will give you an explanation of why a package  cannot  migrate.   (If
       the package can in fact migrate, the corresponding easy hint will be printed.)

          comigrate -c britney.conf --migrate ghc

       The  --remove  and  --break  options  can be used together with this option to get a clear
       understand of what needs to be done to migrate the package.

AUTHOR

       Comigrate has been written by Jérôme Vouillon.

SEE ALSO

       dot(1)
       The tool Web page: <http://coinst.irill.org/comigrate>.

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