This can be useful with build, if you plan to commit later. (dgit
push will still ensure that the .dsc you upload and the git tree
you push are identical, so this option won't make broken pushes.)
+
+Note that this does
+.BR not
+prevent dgit from cleaning your tree, so if the changes in your
+working tree are in the form of untracked files, those might still be
+deleted, especially with --clean=git.
+If you want to include untracked files in the build, you can
+use --clean=none or --clean=dpkg-source[-d]
+in addition to --include-dirty.
+Note that this
+combination can fail if the untracked files are under
+\fIdebian/patches/\fR.
.TP
.BR --ignore-dirty
Deprecated alias for --include-dirty.
git history, so that your push is a fast forward from the archive.
(In quilt mode
-.BR gbp ", " dpm ", " unpatched " or " baredebian ,
+.BR gbp ", " dpm ", " unpatched " or " baredebian *,
implying a split between the dgit view and the
maintainer view, the pseudo-merge will appear only in the dgit view.)
.TP
.BR --quilt=auto
When fixing up source format `3.0 (quilt)' metadata, prefer to
generate a linear patch stack
-(as with --quilt=auto)
+(as with --quilt=linear)
but if that doesn't seem possible,
try to generate a single squashed patch for all the changes made in git
(as with --quilt=smash).
fixing up. If you use this option and the metadata did in fact need
fixing up, dgit push will fail.
.TP
-.BR -- [ quilt= ] gbp " | " -- [ quilt= ] dpm " | " --quilt=unapplied " | " -- [ quilt= ] baredebian
+.BR -- [ quilt= ] gbp " | " -- [ quilt= ] dpm " | " --quilt=unapplied " | " -- [ quilt= ] baredebian [ +git | +tarball ]
Tell dgit that you are using a nearly-dgit-compatible git branch,
aka a
.BR "maintainer view" ,
patches in debian/patches).
.B --quilt=baredebian
+(or its alias
+.BR --quilt=baredebian+git )
specifies that your HEAD contains only a debian/ directory,
-with any changes to upstream .gitignore files are represented as
+with any changes to upstream files represented as
patches in debian/patches.
The upstream source must be available in git,
by default, in a suitably named git tag;
see --upstream-commitish.
-
-With --quilt=gbp|dpm|unapplied|baredebian,
+In this mode, dgit cannot check that
+all edited upstream files are properly represented as patches:
+dgit relies on
+debian/patches being correct.
+
+.B --quilt=baredebian+tarball
+is like --quilt=baredebian,
+but is used when there is no appropriate upstream git history.
+To construct the dgit view,
+dgit will import your orig tarballs' contents into git.
+In this mode, dgit cannot check that
+the upstream parts of your upload correspond to what you intend:
+dgit relies on
+the right orig tarball(s) existing, and
+debian/patches being correct.
+
+With --quilt=gbp|dpm|unapplied|baredebian*,
dgit push (or precursors like quilt-fixup and build) will automatically
generate a conversion of your git branch into the right form.
dgit push will push the
is the default, and splits the view only when needed:
i.e., when you are working with a `3.0 (quilt)' source package
and a splitting quilt mode:
-\-\-[quilt=]gbp, dpm, unpatched or baredebian.
+\-\-[quilt=]gbp, dpm, unpatched or baredebian*.
.B always
splits the view regardless of the source format and the quilt mode.
will cause dgit to fail if split view is needed.
When split view is in operation, the dgit view is visible
-in your git tree,
+in your local git clone,
but only in refs specific to dgit:
notably
.BI remotes/dgit/dgit/ suite
when running gbp pq import
when importing a package from a .dsc.
See Debian bug #841867.
+.TP
+.BR \-\-for\-push
+Override the dgit-distro.distro.readonly configuration setting,
+to specify that we have read/write access
+and should use the corresponding git and achive access approach
+even if the operation is a read-only one.
.SH CONFIGURATION
dgit can be configured via the git config system.
You may set keys with git-config (either in system-global or per-tree
.TP
.BI dgit-distro. distro .git-create " " ssh-cmd | true
.TP
-.BR dgit-distro. \fIdistro\fR .archive-query " " ftpmasterapi: " | " madison: "\fIdistro\fR | " dummycat: "\fI/path\fR | " sshpsql: \fIuser\fR @ \fIhost\fR : \fIdbname\fR
+.BR dgit-distro. \fIdistro\fR .archive-query " " ftpmasterapi: " | " madison: "\fIdistro\fR | " dummycat: "\fI/path\fR | " sshpsql: \fIuser\fR @ \fIhost\fR : \fIdbname\fR " " | " aptget:"
.TP
.BR dgit-distro. \fIdistro\fR .archive-query- ( url | tls-key | curl-ca-args )
.TP
Default git user.email and user.name for new trees. See
.BR "dgit setup-new-tree" .
.TP
-.BR gpg ", " dpkg- "..., " debsign ", " git ", " curl ", " dput ", " LWP::UserAgent
+.BR gpg ", " dpkg- "..., " debsign ", " git ", [" lib ] curl ", " dput
and other subprograms and modules used by dgit are affected by various
environment variables. Consult the documentation for those programs
for details.