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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 in‐
stalled.
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-ver‐
sion. If the source package name or version can't be determined, gbp import-orig will prompt for it un‐
less --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 con‐
sists 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).
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>:<in‐
fo>:<warning>:<error>'. Numerical values and color names are accepted, empty fields imply the de‐
fault 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 new‐
ly 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. Af‐
ter 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 up‐
stream 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 COMPO‐
NENT. E.g. in hello-debhelper_1.0.orig-foo.tar.gz the component would be foo. The additional tar‐
ball is expected to be in the same directory than the upstream tarball and to use the same com‐
pression type.
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 up‐
stream tarball name located in ../.
This is a good idea if not using pristine-tar since it avoids creating a new tarball with a dif‐
ferent 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). no turns this
off completely while yes 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), de‐
build(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>
5 November 2021 gbp-import-orig(1)