On Thu, Jun 02, 2011 at 03:19:14PM +0200, Stefano Rivera wrote: > Hi Ian (2011.06.02_14:54:37_+0200) > > I wasn't aware of syncpackage. The manpage is quite discouraging. > It's discouraging for a reason, the Ubuntu archive admins would prefer > that we sync packages through them if possible (which results in ~1 days > wait). An API method for syncing (+ a button on launchpad) is supposed > to be available really soon now™. Proof of concept for the button was shown around at the last UDS in early May. So we're hopeful that "really soon now™" is measured in weeks. > > Hrm. So syncpackage generates a .changes for uploading to ubuntu from > > the .dsc (which presumably came out of the Debian build). That does > > mean though that the Ubuntu target suite is not visible in the > > changelog of the ultimate Ubuntu package. And if the package is not > > accepted into the Debian archive for any reason, the changelog is very > > misleading because it looks like a sync from Debian. > Yes. It tries to do the same thing as the archive admins' sync script. It tries, but it does not succeed, which is why the archive admins discourage its use. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slangasek@ubuntu.com vorlon@debian.org
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