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Updated: 2016-12-31
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NAME
- Debian package upload tool
SYNOPSIS
[ -DPUVdflosu ]
[ -c CONFIGFILE ]
[ -e DAYS ]
[HOSTNAME]
CHANGESFILE
...
[ -d ]
[ -c CONFIGFILE ]
-H
[ -d ]
[ -c CONFIGFILE ]
-p
-h
-v
DESCRIPTION
Upload, to the Debian package upload queue, the files constituting the
package specified in each CHANGESFILE.
A Debian package release comprises several files, specified in the
CHANGESFILE for that release. The Debian Package Upload Tool
()
performs several verification checks on the package, then (if the
verifications succeed) uploads those files to the remote Debian
package repository.
See VERIFICATION CHECKS, below, for a description of the checks
can perform on each package.
HOSTNAME is a name matching a host section in the
dput.cf(5)
configuration. If not specified, HOSTNAME defaults to the
value of the default_host_main configuration parameter.
The file transfer method is determined by the method
configuration parameter for the specified host. See
dput.cf(5)
for the set of supported method values.
If the configuration specifies a pre_upload_command for the
remote host, execute a shell subprocess for that command before
attempting to upload each package.
If the configuration specifies a post_upload_command for the
remote host, execute a shell subprocess for that command after each
successful package upload.
VERIFICATION CHECKS
Each package release, as specified by a CHANGESFILE, is
checked to see whether it is suitable for upload. The following checks
are available:
- Unique upload
-
The package should not already have been uploaded to the remote host
HOSTNAME.
-
Check for the log file created when
successfully uploads a package. If the corresponding log file already
exists, abort the upload attempt.
This is unique only for the combination of local machine (where the
upload log is recorded), the CHANGESFILE name, and the remote
HOSTNAME.
-
This check is disabled if the --force option is specified.
- Required package files
-
The package should comprise the required files for the type of package.
-
If this is a source package release, and the required source control
file (….dsc) is not part of the package, abort the upload
attempt.
-
If this is a source package release, and the version string implies
that this is the first Debian release for this version, and the
corresponding source tarball is not part of the package, abort the
upload attempt.
-
If the package contains the upstream source tarball, but this is not
required for this release, emit a warning that the upload might be
rejected by the remote host.
-
If the package contains the Debian-native source tarball, but this is
not required for this release, emit a warning that the upload might be
rejected by the remote host.
- Successful local install
-
The package should be successfully installed on the local system.
-
If this is a binary package release, and each binary package
(….deb file) is not successfully installed on the local
system at the specified version, abort the upload.
-
This check is disabled by default. It is enabled when the
configuration parameter check_version is true.
- Cryptographic signature
-
The GnuPG signature on the CHANGESFILE should match that file's contents.
If this is a source package release, the GnuPG signature on the source
control file (….dsc) should match that file's contents.
-
If GnuPG does not report a good signature for these files, abort the upload.
-
This check is disabled when either the allow_unsigned_uploads
parameter is true, or the --check-only option is
specified.
- Package files content match
-
The computed size and hash values for each constituent file should
match the values specified in CHANGESFILE.
-
For each file size and hash value specified in CHANGESFILE,
compute the size and hash using the corresponding named file's
contents on the filesystem.
If any computed size or hash value does not match the corresponding
value in CHANGESFILE, abort the upload.
- Distribution name is permitted for the remote host
-
The configuration for HOSTNAME should permit the distribution
name specified in the package.
-
If the package release's target Debian distribution name is not one
specified by the distributions parameter for the
HOSTNAME, abort the upload attempt.
See
dput.cf(5)
for the distributions parameter.
- Lintian success
-
The package should get a successful report from Lintian.
-
Invoke the Lintian tool to check the package described by
CHANGESFILE. If the check is unsuccessful (exit status
non-zero), abort the upload attempt.
-
This check is disabled by default. It is enabled when the
configuration parameter run_lintian is true, or the
--lintian option is specified.
OPTIONS
- -c CONFIGFILE
-
--config CONFIGFILE
Use the file CONFIGFILE for configuration.
See
dput.cf(5)
for the specification of this file format.
- -d
-
--debug
Display debugging messages.
- -D
-
--dinstall
Request a dry run of
dinstall
on the remote host after the upload.
- -f
-
--force
Disable the check for a unique upload.
See
VERIFICATION CHECKS,
above, for a description of this check.
- -h
-
--help
Display help information, then exit.
- -H
-
--host-list
Display the lists of hosts known to the configuration, then exit.
See
dput.cf(5)
for the specification of hosts.
- -l
-
--lintian
Enable the Lintian verification check, and exit if the check fails.
See
VERIFICATION CHECKS,
above, for a description of this check.
- -U
-
--no-upload-log
Do not write a log file when uploading files.
-
This omits the record used later for checking whether an upload is unique.
See
VERIFICATION CHECKS,
above, for a description of this check.
- -o
-
--check-only
Do not upload the files, and disable the checks for unique upload and
cryptographic signature.
See
VERIFICATION CHECKS,
above, for a description of these checks.
- -p
-
--print
Display the configuration that is using, then exit.
See
dput.cf(5)
for the configuration format.
- -P
-
--passive
Use passive mode for FTP.
If not specified, default for FTP is active mode.
- -s
-
--simulate
Do not actually upload to the remote host.
- -u
-
--unchecked
Disable the check for cryptographic signature.
See
VERIFICATION CHECKS,
above, for a description of this check.
- -e DAYS
-
--delayed DAYS
Upload to a DELAYED queue, rather than the usual
Incoming.
This takes a DAYS argument from 0 to 15. Note that a delay of
0 is different from no delay at all.
- -v
-
--version
Display version information, then exit.
- -V
-
--check-version
Enable the check for successful local install.
See
VERIFICATION CHECKS,
above, for a description of this check.
ENVIRONMENT
- USER
-
If no username is specified for authenticating to the remote host, use
the value of this variable.
FILES
- Configuration
-
See
dput.cf(5)
for the files to configure
.
- path/basename.HOSTNAME.upload
-
The log file that contains a record of the successful upload to
HOSTNAME.
-
path is the directory path of CHANGESFILE.
-
basename is derived from the CHANGESFILE filename,
by removing the directory path and the .changes suffix.
SEE ALSO
dput.cf(5),
dcut(1),
lintian(1)
'dput' package documentation
'dput' program files
Index
- NAME
-
- SYNOPSIS
-
- DESCRIPTION
-
- VERIFICATION CHECKS
-
- OPTIONS
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- ENVIRONMENT
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- FILES
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- SEE ALSO
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