deb3(1)

convert debian source package to new 3.0 (quilt) format

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Description

deb3

NAME

deb3 - convert debian source package to new 3.0 (quilt) format

SYNOPSIS

deb3 [quilt|dpatch|0|1|2]

DESCRIPTION

deb3 converts debian source packages which use series of patches from 1.0 format to new 3.0 (quilt) format while adjusting contents in debian/patches. This is run from the package top level directory. If run without argument, deb3 guesses source structure. Following formats are auto detected.

	o		dh_quilt_patch/dh_quilt_unpatch
	o		dpatch
	o		cdbs (simple-patchsys.mk)
	o		dbs (dbs-build.mk)

ARGUMENT

You can force particular conversion using argument.

	quilt		conversion for dh_quilt_patch/dh_quilt_unpatch
	dpatch		conversion for dpatch
	0		conversion for dbs and cdbs made with -p 0 patches (default)
	1		conversion for dbs and cdbs made with -p 1 patches
	2		conversion for dbs and cdbs made with -p 2 patches

TERMINATING THE CONVERSION

This deb3 program only provides a starting point. After its execution, further modifications are needed to your package. Typical changes are:

	o		Build-Depends: you should remove cdbs, dpatch and quilt. Instead, you should add debhelper (>= 7.0.50˜)
	o		Add override_dh_* targets to debian/rules to address special cases.
	o		Remove --with quilt from the debian/rules, if it uses the dh $@ syntax.

You can find tutorial for packaging using this new dh $@ style and new 3.0 (quilt) source format in the maint-guide package. It is also available at:

http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/index.en.html

COPYRIGHT

dpatch2quilt.sh is used as the base of this program; Parts from http://blog.orebokech.com/2007/08/converting-debian-packages-from-dpatch.html