Building from source
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Install “git-buildpackage” and “devscripts” then run the following:

  debcheckout --git-track '*' util-linux
  cd util-linux
  git branch -l | grep debian
  git checkout master
  gbp buildpackage

We recommend you use pbuilder to make sure you build in a clean environment:

  gbp buildpackage --git-pbuilder

Patch handling
--------------
The official form of modifications to the upstream source are quilt patches in
debian/patches/, like most Debian packages do. You are welcome to use quilt to
add or modify patches, but you might prefer using a git commit based approach.
gbp pq provides that by synthesizing a "patch-queue/<branch>" local branch
which represents each quilt patch as git commit. You create this with

  gbp pq import --force

Then you are in the patch-queue branch and can git log, commit, cherry-pick
upstream commits, rebase, etc. there. After you are done, run

  gbp pq export

which will put you back into the debian branch and update debian/patches/
(including series). You need to git add etc. new patches, add a changelog
and other packaging changes, and then debcommit as usual.

Rebasing patches to a new upstream version
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gbp pq's "rebase" command does not work very conveniently as it fails on merge
conflicts. First, ensure you are in the debian branch:

  git checkout master  # in case you aren't already on it

Fetch new git history from upstream:

  git remote add kzak git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git
  git fetch kzak [upstream-version-tag]

Now, to import a new upstream release into the existing branch,
ie. when updating from v2.24 to v2.24.2,
do:

  gbp pq import --force
  gbp pq switch   # switch back to debian branch from patch-queue branch
  gbp import-orig --upstream-vcs-tag=v2.24.2 ../tarballs/util-linux-2.24.2.tar.xz
  gbp pq switch   # switch to patch-queue branch
  git rebase master

  gbp pq export

Note that our debian/gbp.conf disables patch numbers.

Also, don't forget to commit your newly generated patches!

  git add debian/patches
  git commit -v

Cherry-picking upstream patches
-------------------------------
You can add the util-linux upstream branch as an additional remote to the Debian
packaging branch. Call it "kzak" or similar to avoid confusing it
with the already existing "upstream" branch from gbp buildpackage:

  git remote add kzak git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git
  git fetch kzak -n

Now you can look at the upstream log and cherry-pick patches into the
patch-queue branch:

  gbp pq import --force
  git log kzak/master
  git cherry-pick 123DEADBEEF

Finally, export and commit your newly generated debian/patches changes:
  gbp pq export
  git add debian/patches
  git commit -v

Modifying packaging files
-------------------------------

When making changes to debian/ general "git-buildpackage conventions" apply.
Follow usual git conventions for commit message but also see "man gbp-dch"
META TAGS section.
Finally once you're done update debian/changelog using "gbp dch --auto"
and commit it.