Control: tags -1 + patch Hi,
On Wed, 22 Apr 2015 12:13:37 -0700 Dima Kogan <d...@secretsauce.net> wrote: > Hi. In the sbuild manpage, the only thing stated about --dist is > > -d, --dist=distribution > Fetch source packages from specified distribution. > > This description implies that this setting only controls where sources > come from, which isn't the case. In particular, --dist sets the > OVERRIDE_DISTRIBUTION setting (set_options() in Options.pm), and this > setting affects what ends up in the .changes file (build() in Build.pm). > I think the manpage description should say this. indeed! Thanks for bringing this up. The --dist option has so many side effects that there definitely needs more explaining to be done. I have attached patch in my local git and will soon push it to the remote if there are no further remarks. Thanks! cheers, josch
From 8b9c2e45edc6ed08ea9a748a7dcc6b0ef6e1899c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Johannes 'josch' Schauer <jo...@mister-muffin.de> Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2015 07:37:59 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] man/sbuild.1.in: update docs for --dist option (Closes: #783135) --- man/sbuild.1.in | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/man/sbuild.1.in b/man/sbuild.1.in index 6696636..6454dfb 100644 --- a/man/sbuild.1.in +++ b/man/sbuild.1.in @@ -202,7 +202,11 @@ Use the specified chroot. If not specified, the default is the first of \fI$distribution\-$arch\fP or \fI$distribution\fP that exists. .TP .BR \-d ", " "\-\-dist=\fIdistribution\fP" -Fetch source packages from specified distribution. +Explicitly set the distribution for the package build. This will be selecting +the correct chroot to use and also sets the value of the Distribution field in +the created .changes file. Setting this option is necessary when giving sbuild +a .dsc file or a plain source package name to build. In the latter case it +specifies the distribution the source package is fetched from. .TP .BR \-\-archive=\fIarchive\fP Communicate with specified archive. -- 2.5.1
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