d-m-{merge,debrebase}(7): Use an 'upstream/' tag prefix in gbp.conf

[dgit.git] / dgit-maint-debrebase.7.pod

diff --git a/dgit-maint-debrebase.7.pod b/dgit-maint-debrebase.7.pod
index d75a6586d70dae40c4cdf3e353c40f84102fe50e..d07a296fe6af26cf48a0ecd3b0ef8093a058ffab 100644 (file)
--- a/dgit-maint-debrebase.7.pod
+++ b/dgit-maint-debrebase.7.pod
@@ -134,6 +134,32 @@ using git-diff(1) to compare the imported tarball to the release tag.
 
 =back
 
+=head3 Using untagged upstream commits
+
+=over 4
+
+Sometimes upstream does not tag their releases, or you want to package
+an unreleased git snapshot.  In such a case you can create your own
+upstream release tag, of the form B<upstream/>I<ver>, where I<ver> is
+the upstream version you plan to put in I<debian/changelog>.  The
+B<upstream/> prefix ensures that your tag will not clash with any tags
+upstream later creates.
+
+For example, suppose that the latest upstream release is 1.2.2 and you
+want to package git commit ab34c21 which was made on 2013-12-11.  A
+common convention is to use the upstream version number
+1.2.2+git20131211.ab34c21 and so you could use
+
+=over 4
+
+    % git tag -s upstream/1.2.2+git20131211.ab34c21 ab34c21
+
+=back
+
+to obtain a release tag, and then proceed as above.
+
+=back
+
 =head2 When upstream releases only tarballs
 
 Because we want to work in git, we need a virtual upstream branch with
@@ -155,7 +181,7 @@ Now create I<debian/gbp.conf>:
     [DEFAULT]
     upstream-branch = upstream
     debian-branch = master
-    upstream-tag = %(version)s
+    upstream-tag = upstream/%(version)s
 
     sign-tags = True
     pristine-tar = False
@@ -327,10 +353,14 @@ release, and importing that release using git-debrebase(1).
 
 =over 4
 
-    % git remote update
+    % git fetch --tags upstream
 
 =back
 
+If you want to package an untagged upstream commit (because upstream
+does not tag releases or because you want to package an upstream
+development snapshot), see "Using untagged upstream commits" above.
+
 =head3 When upstream releases only tarballs
 
 You will need the I<debian/gbp.conf> from "When upstream releases only
@@ -362,6 +392,8 @@ or if you have a working watch file
 
 =back
 
+replacing I<1.2.3> with I<upstream/1.2.3> if you imported a tarball.
+
 This invocation of git-debrebase(1) involves a git rebase.  You may
 need to resolve conflicts if the Debian delta queue does not apply
 cleanly to the new upstream source.