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
Tagging, signing and actually uploading should be left to dgit push.
.TP
-\fBdgit git-build\fR ...
+\fBdgit gbp-build\fR ...
Runs
.B git-buildpackage
-with some suitable options. Options and argumments after git-build
+with some suitable options. Options and arguments after gbp-build
will be passed on to git-buildpackage.
Tagging, signing and actually uploading should be left to dgit push.
the invocation host. The build-host needs gnupg installed, with your
public key in its keyring (but not your private key, obviously).
.TP
+.B dgit setup-new-tree
+Configure the current working tree the way that dgit clone would have
+set it up. Like running
+.B dgit setup-useremail
+and
+.B setup-mergechangelogs
+(but only does each thing if dgit is configured to do it automatically).
+You can use these in any git repository, not just ones used with
+the other dgit operations.
+.TP
+.B dgit setup-useremail
+Set the working tree's user.name and user.email from the
+distro-specific dgit configuration
+.RB ( dgit-distro. \fIdistro\fR .user-name " and " .user-email ),
+or DEBFULLNAME or DEBEMAIL.
+.TP
.B dgit setup-mergechangelogs
Configures a git merge helper for the file
.B debian/changelog
which uses
.BR dpkg-mergechangelogs .
-You can use this in any git repository, not just ones used with
-the other dgit operations.
.TP
.B dgit quilt-fixup
`3.0 (quilt)' format source packages need changes representing not
.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, the
+uploader trailer line in debian/changelog.
.TP
.BR --no-sign
does not sign tags or uploads (meaningful only with push).
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
.BI -D
Prints debugging information to stderr. Repeating the option produces
-more output (currently, up to -DDD is meaningfully different).
+more output (currently, up to -DDDD is meaningfully different).
.TP
.BI -c name = value
Specifies a git configuration option, to be used for this run.
.BR gpg ,
.BR ssh ,
.BR dgit ,
+.BR git ,
or
.BR mergechanges .
Usually, for passing options to dpkg-genchanges, you should use
.BR --ch: \fIoption\fR.
+Specifying --git not effective for some lower-level read-only git
+operations performed by dgit, and also not when git is invoked by
+another program run by dgit.
+
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
plus appropriate diffs and cherry picks from the dgit remote tracking
branch, construct a git commit whose tree corresponds to the tree to use for the
next upload. If that commit-to-be-uploaded is not a descendant of the
-dig remote tracking branch, check it out and say
+dgit remote tracking branch, check it out and say
.BR "git merge -s ours remotes/dgit/dgit/" \fIsuite\fR;
that tells git that we are deliberately throwing away any differences
between what's in the archive and what you intend to upload.
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 .upload-host
Might be useful if you have an intermediate queue server.
+.TP
+.BI dgit-distro. distro .user-name " " dgit-distro. distro .user-email
+Values to configure for user.name and user.email in new git trees. If
+not specified, the DEBFULLNAME and DEBEMAIL environment variables are
+used, respectively. Only used if .setup-usermail is not disabled.
+.TP
+.BI dgit-distro. distro .setup-useremail
+Whether to set user.name and user.email in new git trees.
+True by default. Ignored for dgit setup-setup-useremail, which does it anyway.
+.TP
+.BI dgit-distro. distro .setup-mergechangelogs
+Whether to setup a merge driver which uses dpkg-mergechangelogs for
+debian/changelog. True by default. Ignored for dgit
+setup-mergechangelogs, which does it anyway.
+.TP
+.BI dgit-distro. distro .cmd- cmd
+Program to use instead of
+.IR cmd .
+Works like
+.BR -- \fIcmd\fR = "... ."
+.TP
+.BI dgit-distro. distro .opts- cmd
+Extra options to pass to
+.IR cmd .
+Works like
+.BR -- \fIcmd\fR : "... ."
+To pass several options, configure multiple values in git config
+(with git config --add). The options for
+.BI dgit.default.opts- cmd
+.BI dgit-distro. distro /push.opts- cmd
+and are all used, followed by options from dgit's command line.
.SH ACCESS CONFIGURATION
There are many other settings which specify how a particular distro's
services (archive and git) are provided. These should not normally be
See
also the --ssh= and --ssh: options.
.TP
+.BR DEBEMAIL ", " DEBFULLNAME
+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
and other subprograms and modules used by dgit are affected by various
environment variables. Consult the documentaton for those programs
\fBgit-buildpackage\fP(1),
\fBdpkg-buildpackage\fP(1),
.br
-https://wiki.debian.org/Alioth
+https://browse.dgit.debian.org/
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