--new is needed for read access to packages in NEW, too. Document this, and make...

[dgit.git] / dgit.1

diff --git a/dgit.1 b/dgit.1
index 1204f4e16a0a6e930b0c7f475aed550e798e7ff5..77d325204d61b1397e4c7fd0c3ff09c1f6b621a3 100644 (file)
--- a/dgit.1
+++ b/dgit.1
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ Print a usage summary.
 Constructs the source package, uses
 .B  sbuild
 to do a binary build, and uses mergechanges to merge the source and
 Constructs the source package, uses
 .B  sbuild
 to do a binary build, and uses mergechanges to merge the source and

-binary changes files.  Options and argumments after sbuild will be
+binary changes files.  Options and arguments after sbuild will be

 passed on to sbuild.  Changes files matching
 .IB package _ version _*.changes
 in the parent directory will be removed; the output is left in
 passed on to sbuild.  Changes files matching
 .IB package _ version _*.changes
 in the parent directory will be removed; the output is left in


@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ Tagging, signing and actually uploading should be left to dgit push.
 \fBdgit git-build\fR ...
 Runs
 .B git-buildpackage
 \fBdgit git-build\fR ...
 Runs
 .B git-buildpackage

-with some suitable options.  Options and argumments after git-build
+with some suitable options.  Options and arguments after git-build

 will be passed on to git-buildpackage.
 
 Tagging, signing and actually uploading should be left to dgit push.
 will be passed on to git-buildpackage.
 
 Tagging, signing and actually uploading should be left to dgit push.


@@ -243,7 +243,11 @@ servers.
 .BI -k keyid
 Use
 .I keyid
 .BI -k keyid
 Use
 .I keyid

-for signing the tag and the upload.
+for signing the tag and the upload.  The default comes from the
+distro's
+.B keyid
+config setting (see CONFIGURATION, below), or failing that, gnupg's
+default.

 .TP
 .BR --no-sign
 does not sign tags or uploads (meaningful only with push).
 .TP
 .BR --no-sign
 does not sign tags or uploads (meaningful only with push).


@@ -302,8 +306,10 @@ The build-dependencies are not checked (due to
 which violates policy, but may work in practice.
 .TP
 .BR -N " | " --new
 which violates policy, but may work in practice.
 .TP
 .BR -N " | " --new

-The package may be new in this suite.  Without this, dgit will
-refuse to push.
+The package is or may be new in this suite.  Without this, dgit will
+refuse to push.  It may (for Debian, will) be unable to access the git
+history for any packages which have been newly pushed and have not yet
+been published.

 .TP
 .BR --ignore-dirty
 Do not complain if the working tree does not match your git HEAD.
 .TP
 .BR --ignore-dirty
 Do not complain if the working tree does not match your git HEAD.


@@ -459,7 +465,12 @@ Usually, for passing options to dpkg-genchanges, you should use
 See notes above regarding ssh and dgit.
 
 NB that --gpg:option is not supported (because debsign does not
 See notes above regarding ssh and dgit.
 
 NB that --gpg:option is not supported (because debsign does not

-have that facility).  But see -k.
+have that facility).
+But see
+.B -k
+and the
+.B keyid
+distro config setting.

 .TP
 .BR -d "\fIdistro\fR | " --distro= \fIdistro\fR
 Specifies that the suite to be operated on is part of distro
 .TP
 .BR -d "\fIdistro\fR | " --distro= \fIdistro\fR
 Specifies that the suite to be operated on is part of distro


@@ -600,7 +611,6 @@ Settings likely to be useful for an end user include:
 Specifies the distro for a suite.  dgit keys off the suite name (which
 appears in changelogs etc.), and uses that to determine the distro
 which is involved.  The config used is thereafter that for the distro.
 Specifies the distro for a suite.  dgit keys off the suite name (which
 appears in changelogs etc.), and uses that to determine the distro
 which is involved.  The config used is thereafter that for the distro.

-it then looks

 .TP
 .BI dgit.default.distro " distro"
 The default distro for an unknown suite.
 .TP
 .BI dgit.default.distro " distro"
 The default distro for an unknown suite.


@@ -608,11 +618,13 @@ The default distro for an unknown suite.
 .BR dgit-distro. \fIdistro\fR .readonly " " auto | a " | " true | t | y | 1 " | " false | f | n | 0
 Whether you have push access to the distro.
 For Debian, it is OK to use auto, which uses readonly mode if you are
 .BR dgit-distro. \fIdistro\fR .readonly " " auto | a " | " true | t | y | 1 " | " false | f | n | 0
 Whether you have push access to the distro.
 For Debian, it is OK to use auto, which uses readonly mode if you are

-not pushing right now,
-but setting this to false will avoid relying on the mirror of the dgit
+not pushing right now;
+but, setting this to false will avoid relying on the mirror of the dgit

 git repository server.
 .TP
 .BI dgit-distro. distro .keyid
 git repository server.
 .TP
 .BI dgit-distro. distro .keyid

+See also
+.BR -k .

 .TP
 .BI dgit-distro. distro .mirror " url"
 .TP
 .TP
 .BI dgit-distro. distro .mirror " url"
 .TP