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requestsync

NAME

requestsync - helper to file sync requests for Ubuntu

SYNOPSIS

requestsync [-d distro] [-nse] [-k keyid] <source package> [target release] [base version]
requestsync --lp [-nse] <source package> <target release> [base version]
requestsync -h

DESCRIPTION

requestsync looks at the versions of <source package> in Debian and Ubuntu and prompts for an explanation of why the Ubuntu changes (if there are any) should be dropped. The changelog entry is then downloaded from packages.debian.org. If the sync request is being filed per email (default), a prompt for your GPG passphrase follows so that it can sign the mail and send it off to Launchpad. Alternatively a sync request can be filed directly using the launchpadlib Python module (option --lp). requestsync falls back to mail the sync request if submitting using the launchpadlib module fails.

requestsync checks if you have the permissions to request the sync from the archive administrators directly by checking if you have upload permissions for that package through package set permissions or component permissions. If you don't have upload permissions, the script will subscribe the necessary team with approval rights to the bug report for you.

This check is only performed if requestsync is allowed to use the LP API (option --lp). In the other case requestsync relies on that you answer the question about upload permissions honestly to determine if a team with approval rights is to be subscribed to the bug.

requestsync uses launchpadlib authentication to file its requests. Please see manage-credentials(1) for more information.

OPTIONS

Listed below are the command line options for requestsync:

-h

Display a help message and exit.

-d

Specifies which Debian distribution a package should be synced from. Default is unstable.

-n

Specifies that the package is a new package, and requestsync should not attempt to look it up in Ubuntu since it will not exist.

-k <keyid>

Specifies your GPG key. Can also be set with the line `export GPGKEY=<keyid>' in your shell's configuration (for example: $HOME/.bashrc). This is only used if the sync request is mailed to Launchpad.

--lp

Use the launchpadlib Python module (packaged as python-launchpadlib) to file the sync request in Launchpad.

-s

Specifies that you require sponsorship. You need this option if you don't have upload permissions for that package. This disables the upload permissions check described above.

-e

Use this flag after FeatureFreeze for non-bug fix syncs. requestsync will subscribe ubuntu-release team instead of sponsorship team.

<source package>

This is the source package that you would like to be synced from Debian.

<target release>

This is the release that you would like the source package to be synced into. This should always be the latest development release of Ubuntu.

[base version]

In some cases, the base version (where the Ubuntu package started differing from the Debian package) cannot be automatically determined. Specify this option in this case.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

requestsync uses the following variables which should be set in your shell's configuration by adding export VARIABLE= lines, where VARIABLE is one of the following:

GPGKEY

Specifies your GnuPG key ID.

DEBEMAIL

Specifies which email should be used when sending to Launchpad.

DEBSMTP

Set which SMTP server to use when sending mail. If unspecified this defaults to fiordland.ubuntu.com.

DEBSMTP_PORT

Sets which port of the SMTP server to use. Default is 25.

DEBSMTP_USER and DEBSMTP_PASS

Sets the username and password to use when authenticating to the SMTP server.

SEE ALSO

rmadison(1)

AUTHOR

requestsync and this manual page were written by the Ubuntu MOTU Team.

Both are released under the GNU General Public License, version 2.