Importing a new upstream version
--------------------------------

Here are the instructions for when you want to import a new OpenLDAP
upstream version.

1) Create the new upstream branch, if needed.

   The 'upstream' branch in the salsa repository is used to track
   versions released to Debian unstable.  If you intend to work on a
   new version that will be uploaded to Debian experimental, you need
   to create a separate 'upstream-X.Y' branch (where X.Y is the
   OpenLDAP version).

   For example, if Debian unstable is currently shipping OpenLDAP
   2.5.x, and if you are planning to import a new OpenLDAP 2.6.x
   version and upload it to the experimental distribution, you should
   create an 'upstream-2.6' branch

2) Adjust debian/gbp.conf, if needed.

   If you created a new upstream branch, you also have to make sure
   that the 'upstream-branch' option in debian/gbp.conf points to it.

3) Generate the DFSG-compliant orig tarball.

   The package still doesn't have a DEP-5-compliant debian/copyright
   file, so we rely on debian/rules' 'get-orig-source' target to
   generate the tarball.  You need to set the 'VERSION' environment
   variable to the OpenLDAP version you want to import.  For example:

     $ debian/rules VERSION=2.6.2 get-orig-source

   You can now move the tarball to the previous directory.

4) Add the OpenLDAP upstream git repository as a remote.

   This step is needed because we use gbp's '--upstream-vcs-tag'
   option.

     $ git remote add upstream https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap.git
     $ git fetch upstream

5) Import the new version into the repository.

   Before running the import command, you need to determine the
   upstream tag for the release you are planning to import.  Upstream
   names their tags using the following format:

     OPENLDAP_REL_ENG_X_Y_Z

   Make sure to double check if the tag version matches the orig
   tarball version.  Once everything is OK, you can run the import
   command:

     $ gbp import-orig ../openldap_X.Y.Z+dfsg.orig.tar.gz --upstream-vcs-tag=OPENLDAP_REL_ENG_X_Y_Z

 -- Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@debian.org>, Fri, 20 May 2022 18:44:14 -0400