test suite: Honour DGIT_SCHROOT_CHROOT to set the schroot to use for the sbuild tests.

[dgit.git] / git-debrebase.1.pod

diff --git a/git-debrebase.1.pod b/git-debrebase.1.pod
index 6a98ed2d7bbceb1157c2c86a8b3b1e307bc55ba1..273ef47dc1c13ee465d59950783a1f495b63763d 100644 (file)
--- a/git-debrebase.1.pod
+++ b/git-debrebase.1.pod
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ Debian packages based on upstream source code.
 
 This is the command line reference.
 Please read the tutorial
 
 This is the command line reference.
 Please read the tutorial

-L<dgit-maint-debrebase(5)>.
+L<dgit-maint-debrebase(7)>.

 For background, theory of operation,
 and definitions see L<git-debrebase(5)>.
 
 For background, theory of operation,
 and definitions see L<git-debrebase(5)>.
 

-You should read this manpage in conjunction with
+You should read this manpage in cojnunction with

 L<git-debrebase(5)/TERMINOLOGY>,
 which defines many important terms used here.
 
 L<git-debrebase(5)/TERMINOLOGY>,
 which defines many important terms used here.
 


@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ to distinguish them from options for git-debrebase.
 
 =item git-debrebase status
 
 
 =item git-debrebase status
 

-Analyise the current branch,
-both in terms of its conents,
+Analyses the current branch,
+both in terms of its contents,

 and the refs which are relevant to git-debrebase,
 and the refs which are relevant to git-debrebase,

-and print a human-readable summary.
+and prints a human-readable summary.

 
 Please do not attempt to parse the output;
 it may be reformatted or reorganised in the future.
 
 Please do not attempt to parse the output;
 it may be reformatted or reorganised in the future.


@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ If there is no ffq-prev, it is an error, unless --noop-ok.
 You should consider using B<conclude> instead,
 because that launders the branch too.
 
 You should consider using B<conclude> instead,
 because that launders the branch too.
 

-=item git-debrebase new-upstream-v0 <new-version> [<upstream-details>...]
+=item git-debrebase new-upstream <new-version> [<upstream-details>...]

 
 Rebases the delta queue
 onto a new upstream version.  In detail:
 
 Rebases the delta queue
 onto a new upstream version.  In detail:


@@ -135,6 +135,12 @@ If you git-rebase --abort,
 the whole new upstream operation is aborted,
 except for the laundering.
 
 the whole new upstream operation is aborted,
 except for the laundering.
 

+<new-version>
+may be whole new Debian version, including revision,
+or just the upstream part,
+in which case -1 will be appended
+to make the new Debian version.
+

 The <upstream-details> are, optionally, in order:
 
 =over
 The <upstream-details> are, optionally, in order:
 
 =over


@@ -199,11 +205,6 @@ L<git-deborig(1)>,
 L<git-archive(1)>, L<dgit(1)> and
 L<gbp-import-orig(1)> may be able to help.
 
 L<git-archive(1)>, L<dgit(1)> and
 L<gbp-import-orig(1)> may be able to help.
 

-This subcommand has -v0 in its name because we are not yet sure
-that its command line syntax is optimal.
-We may want to introduce an incompatible replacement syntax
-under the name C<new-upstream>.
-

 =item git-debrebase make-patches [--quiet-would-amend]
 
 Generate patches in debian/patches/
 =item git-debrebase make-patches [--quiet-would-amend]
 
 Generate patches in debian/patches/


@@ -256,9 +257,18 @@ This check exists to detect certain likely user errors,
 but if this situation is true and expected,
 forcing it is fine.
 
 but if this situation is true and expected,
 forcing it is fine.
 

+git-debrebase will try to look for the dgit archive view
+of the most recent release,
+and if it finds it will make a pseduomerge so that
+your new git-debrebase view is appropriately fast forward.
+

 The result is a well-formed git-debrebase interchange branch.
 The result is also fast-forward from the gbp branch.
 
 The result is a well-formed git-debrebase interchange branch.
 The result is also fast-forward from the gbp branch.
 

+It is a snag if the new branch looks like it will have diverged,
+just as for a laundering/unstitching call to git-debrebase;
+See L</Establish the current branch's ffq-prev>, below.
+

 Note that it is dangerous not to know whether you are
 dealing with a gbp patches-unappled branch containing quilt patches,
 or a git-debrebase interchange branch.
 Note that it is dangerous not to know whether you are
 dealing with a gbp patches-unappled branch containing quilt patches,
 or a git-debrebase interchange branch.


@@ -348,7 +358,7 @@ Turns snag(s) with id <snag-id> into warnings.
 Some troublesome things which git-debrebase encounters
 are B<snag>s.
 (The specific instances are discussed
 Some troublesome things which git-debrebase encounters
 are B<snag>s.
 (The specific instances are discussed

-in the text for the relvant operation.)
+in the text for the relevant operation.)

 
 When a snag is detected,
 a message is printed to stderr containing the snag id
 
 When a snag is detected,
 a message is printed to stderr containing the snag id