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git-import-orig, gbp-import-orig

Import an upstream source into a git repository

gbp import-orig [ --verbose ] [ --upstream-version=version ] [ --[no-]merge ] [ --upstream-branch=branch_name ] [ --debian-branch=branch_name ] [ --upstream-vcs-tag=tag_name ] [ --[no-]sign-tags ] [ --keyid=gpg-keyid ] [ --upstream-tag=tag-format ] [ --filter=pattern ] [ --[no-]pristine-tar ] [ --[no-]filter-pristine-tar ] [ --[no-]symlink-orig ] [ --postimport=cmd ] [ --[no-]interactive ] upstream-source | --uscan

gbp import-orig imports upstream-source into the Git repository. upstream-source can either be a gzip, bzip2, lzma or xz compressed tar archive, a zip archive or an already unpacked source tree. If it is already of the form package-name_version.orig.tar.gz, the version information is read 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).

The upstream version number
Merge the upstream branch to the debian branch after import
The branch in the Git repository the upstream sources are put onto. Default is upstream.
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.
Add tag_name as additional parent to the commit of the upstream tarball. Useful when upstream uses git and you want to link to it's revision history.
verbose execution
--[no-]sign-tags
GPG sign all created tags
use this keyid for gpg signing tags
use this tag format when tagging upstream versions, default is upstream/%(version)s
use this format string for the commit message when importing upstream versions, default is Imported Upstream version %(version)s
filter out files glob-matching pattern. Can be given multiple times.
--[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.

run cmd after the import.
Use uscan to fetch new upstream version.

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

      gbp import-orig --uscan
    

After downloading an upstream tarball by hand import it

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

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

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

Guido Guenther <agx@sigxcpu.org>