[Bug 374343] Re: Please sync to 2.2.0 release

[Scott Howard]

Thanks, I think you should read over the Ubuntu packaging guide and
some of the MOTU classroom sessions" on packaging. I didn't look that
closely, but I caught at least two critical things:

1) Don't delete the debian/changelog    In fact, you keep it and
append your changes. There is a helper program called "dch" that will
help you format and change it properly.  If you type "dch -i" it will
add an entry for you, make sure the name and email matches yours and
that the version number is correct (see the ubuntu wiki on how to do
that). Add that it is an upgrade from upstream, place     "  (LP:
#374343)  "  somewhere in the description. The version number should
be something like:
<packagename>_<versionnumber>-0ubuntu1

0ubuntu1 means:
0  --> not in Debian
ubuntu --> ubuntu local changes that are not in Debian
1 --> first revision in Ubuntu

2) debian/control needs to be formatted as described on the wiki. You
put Ubuntu developers or MOTU down as the maintainer (whatever the
wiki says to do) and make the debian maintainer the XSBC maintainer
like below:
Maintainer: Ubuntu MOTU Developers <ubuntu-motu at lists.ubuntu.com>
XSBC-Original-Maintainer: Captain Packager <packager at coolness.com>

also in debian/control :  Don't change the section and the priority.
They have important meanings (see the Debian Policy Manual:
http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/)

3) In general we want these packages to be as close to the Debian
packages as possible, so we want to do the minimal changes possible.
If a simple upgrade of the upstream source code builds, all you should
need to do is increment the changelog "dch -i" and then change the
maintainer in debian/control as above (this is all described on the
wiki).

If you have questions, check on #ubuntu-motu, people are very helpful
there!

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Please sync to 2.2.0 release
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/374343
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