NAME
mercurial-importorig - Import upstream source code tarballs into .deb
package Mercurial repository.
SYNOPSIS
mercurial-importorig [option] ... tarball [tarball] ...
DESCRIPTION
Import upstream source tarballs into a Mercurial repository. The first
tarball must be the main tarball, see dpkg-source(1). The upstream
sources are incorporated into the upstream branch, and merged into the
default branch. It is possible to use mercurial-importorig multiple
times to import several versions, but the versions must be imported
sequentially starting with the earliest version.
For dpkg-source(1) format 3.0 (quilt), all patches are removed before
the import, and you must manually reapply and refresh the patches.
Finally you must commit the fully patched source, including the .pc
directory.
OPTIONS
--version, -V
Output version and exit.
--verbose, -v
Increase verbosity level. Can be used several times.
--no-merge, -n
Do not merge imported upstream source into the default branch.
A manual hg merge upstream will then have to be done at a later
stage. Remember to unapply all patches before the merge.
EXAMPLES
mercurial-importorig ../mypack_1.2.orig.tar.bz2 ../mypack_1.2.orig-
plugin.tar.gz
Import upstream source from two tarballs into the repository in
the current directory, which requires the package to be in dpkg
source package format 3.0 (quilt), see dpkg-source(1). After
the import, both the upstream and default branch will have the
tag mypack_1.2.
AUTHOR
Jens Peter Secher <jpsecher@gmail.com>
THANKS
The ideas for this package originates from John Goerzen’s hg-
buildpackage.
SEE ALSO
mercurial-importdsc(1), mercurial-buildpackage(1), mercurial-
tagversion(1), mercurial-pristinetar(1), mercurial-port(1).