NAME
grip-overridereplace.pl - refresh a package to enact an override
Synopsis
grip-overridereplace.pl -s|--suite STRING -b|--base-path PATH [-c|--component COMPONENT] [--grip-name STRING] BINARIES ...
grip-overridereplace.pl -?|-h|--help|--version
Commands:
-s|--suite STRING: Name of the distribution to override [required]
-b|--base-path PATH: path to the top level repository directory [required]
-?|-h|--help|--version: print this help message and exit
Options:
--grip-name STRING: alternative name for the grip repository
-c|--component COMPONENT: Section override from the Debian Packages file.
Only the specified binary package(s) will be affected, each
architecture in turn. Packages are copied out of pool/ into a temporary
directory, removed and then replaced into the architecture concerned.
Overrides take place in the Packages file, not within the binary
package itself - check the results by parsing the relevant Packages
file, not using the output of dpkg -I $deb or other .deb tools.
Note that overrides will need to be enacted for the versions in testing
as well, so repeat the process once you are happy with the effects.
Components that are supported by reprepro are read from the .deb
Section field but this can sometimes be out of step with the Section
set by the Debian ftp-master in the Packages file. Use the
"--component" option to set a particular Section. If the relevant
component has not been configured in reprepro for the Section name,
"main" will be used instead.
Description
Overrides need to be updated from time to time so this script provides
a way to implement overrides restrospectively.
Section / component overrides are read from the filter repository
Packages file - use the "--component" option to set other values. If
the component has not been configured in reprepro, "main" is used
instead.
Override usage with reprepro
Sections are not particularly reliable and may disappear completely in
future releases of Debian. Some packages are in the wrong sections and
will cause problems for users if left unchanged. One example is
"xulrunner-1.9" which is an important dependency of iceweasel (the
Debian flavour of Firefox) but xulrunner-1.9 is "Section: devel" for an
unknown reason. To prevent the need for every Grip user to need the
"dev" repository to get a working web browser, an override is set in
the reprepro configuration. (See reprepro (1)).
Add the name of the override file to the distribution by editing
conf/distributions:
Origin: Debian
Label: EmdebianGrip
Suite: unstable
Codename: sid
...
DebOverride: override.sid.main
In the override file, set a more usable Section:
xulrunner-1.9 Section web
geany Section editors
It’s worth setting a real Section (rather than assuming "main") in case
that component is added at a later date.
grip-overridereplace.pl will then use that override to allow the
package to be moved back from "dev" into "main" and reprepro will use
the override file for future updates.
Copyright and Licence
Copyright (C) 2007-2009 Neil Williams <codehelp@debian.org>
This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.