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DPUT(5) | DPUT(5) |
NAME¶
dput - configuration file format for dput-ngDESCRIPTION¶
dput supports two configuration file formats. The old-style configuration format was originally introduced by dput and is described in dput.cf(5). This manpage describes new-style configuration files only. All details are covered in in </usr/share/doc/dput-ng/html/reference/configs.html> which is available in the dput-ng-doc package.FILES AND FORMAT¶
Upload targets are configured using JSON as described in RFC 4627. In a nutshell, dput configuration allows insignificant whitespace before or after any type statement. Each upload profile is stored in its own file and is represented as a pair of curly brackets surrounding name/value pairs described below. Both, name and values are strings. A single colon separates the name from the value. A string begins and ends with quotation marks and may be escaped. Booleans are either true or false (mind these are not surrounded by quotation marks). Some keys names are accepting lists as possible value. A list is represented as square brackets surrounding zero or more values, separated by commas. dput reads, in order, these directories: 1./usr/share/dput-ng/
2./etc/dput.d/
3.~/.dput.d/
4.The directory supplied via command line argument
Moreover, old-style configuration files are parsed and read. See READING
TRADITIONAL CONFIGURATION FILES below. In general, packages are installing
pre-defined defaults for popular upload targets to
/usr/share/dput-ng/profiles/. System administrators who wish to
override or create a new system-wide and shared target for many users may
choose /etc/dput.d/profiles. Finally, local targets may be written to
~/.dput.d/profiles for personal upload targets.
Within each configuration directory, there may be another tier of configuration
directories. There, these actual configuration directories may exist:
•metas/ define super-classes of upload
profiles. They can define any name and value known to profiles (see below)
which are shared across profiles.
•profiles/ define upload profiles. Files
therein are looked-up by their name as HOST argument by dput.
This is, where upload hosts are defined.
Moreover, these directories can exist and are documented here for the sake of
completeness. However, users typically do not need to touch these unless you
are developing or customizing existing plug-ins to dput or dcut
•hooks/ define entry hooks to checker
functions which are registered for use with dput. See HOOKS
below.
•commands/ define entry hooks to command
functions which are registered for use with dcut.
•interfaces/ define entry hooks to user
interface functions which are registered for use with dput and
dcut. They are responsible to retrieve data from the user.
By default all configuration file locations are parsed, and overlaid in a
additive manner. This way both, entire profiles and actual settings within a
profile is inherited from any parent location defining a key within the
current scope. Details are explained in the INHERITANCE OF KEYS
section.
PROFILES¶
Profiles are indexed as <profile name>.json within the profiles/ configuration directory. Every profile may define these keys. Optionally a profile called DEFAULT.json can be defined as a superset of all existing profiles. Any other profile will inherit values from this profile. For a finer grained control see meta keyword and META-CLASSES below. Following is an example configuration for a local upload profile, named " localhost.json".{ "+hooks": [ "lintian" ], "-hooks": [ "gpg" ], "incoming": "~/incoming", "meta": "debian", "method": "local", "run_lintian": true }
This defines if you are allowed to upload a dcut changes
file to the queue to remove or move files. See dcut(1).
allow_unsigned_uploads (boolean)
This defines if you are allowed to upload files without a
GnuPG signature to this host or not.
allowed_distributions (string)
A regular expression (of Python re module syntax) that
the distribution field must match or dput will refuse the upload.
default_host_main (string)
This defines the default host for packages that are
allowed to be uploaded to the main archive. This variable is used when
guessing the host to upload to.
default_keyid (string)
This defines the default GPG key ID to be used to sign
dcut commands. This option can be overridden by -k parameter.
full_upload_log (boolean)
This defines the verbosity of upload logs. When set to
true, logs will include more details. This setting might be overridden
on the command line and defaults to false.
fqdn (string)
This is the fully qualified domain name that dput
will connect to as a target site.
distributions (string)
This defines a comma-separated list of distributions that
this host accepts, used to guess the host to use when none is given on the
command line.
hash (string)
The hash algorithm that should be used in calculating the
checksum of the files before uploading them. Currently, dput accepts the
following values for hash:
hooks (list of string)
•sha1: Perform validation of the SHA-1 hash
(default when omitted)
•sha256: Perform validation of the SHA-256
hash
•md5: Perform validation of the MD5
hash
Defines a list of checkers which are running before or
after the upload. See HOOKS below.
interface (string)
Not supported yet. This is a known limitation.
incoming (string)
The directory that dput should upload files to.
Most upload sites do not allow to write files in the log-in directory. Specify
a path here, to which dput should change the directory to, before
starting to write files.
method (string)
Use the specified method to upload your package.
Currently these alternatives are supported:
login (string)
•ftp:: Use FTP to upload files
•http or https:: Use HTTP or HTTPS
to upload files
•local:: Upload to a locally mounted
location of the file system. Internally this calls install(1).
•scp:: Use scp to upload files. This
method is deprecated, use sftp instead when possible.
•sftp:: Use the sftp protocol (a secured
file transfer via SSH).
•dput-ng does not support
rsync.
Your login on the machine named before. A single asterisk
( *) will cause the scp, sftp and uploaders to not supply
a login name when calling trying to authenticate.
meta (list of string)
Specify a list of super classes from which the profile
should inherit settings explicitly. This is different to the
DEFAULT.json profile in such that this defines settings conditionally,
and not for all profiles.
passive_ftp (boolean)
This option defines whether dput should use
passive or active FTP for uploading a package to one of the upload queues.
This name is only meaningful when method is set to ftp.
post_upload_command (string)
This option defines a command to be run by dput after a
successful upload. The command is invoked via the shell and does not get
passed any argument. See PROCESSORS for more sophisticated approaches
which are integrated in the upload process.
pre_upload_command (string)
This option defines a command to be run by dput before an
upload. The command is invoked via the shell and does not get passed any
argument. See HOOKS for more sophisticated approaches which are
integrated in the upload process and can gracefully interrupt the upload
process.
run_lintian (boolean)
This option defines if lintian should be run before the
package will be uploaded or not. This setting is deprecated but works
as a fallback to the corresponding HOOK. The Lintian hook allows much
more fine grained control over the Lintian invocation.
READING TRADITIONAL CONFIGURATION FILES¶
As outlined initially, dput reads and parses traditional INI style configuration files. It’s format is documented in dput.cf(5). These files are deprecated, but for the time being read and parsed. We encourage the removal of these global and local configuration files entirely. Having that said, when in place old-style configuration files will overrule new style files, to preserve a possibly modified legacy behavior. That means, in order configuration values are inherited and keys are successively overwritten in this order: 1./etc/dput.d/profiles
2./etc/dput.cf
3.~/.dput.d/profiles
4.~/.dput.cf
This means, old-style configuration files always take relative precedence when
installed. Use them with caution.
INHERITANCE OF KEYS¶
By default, keys will override any previously defined value. However, as a special case, there are three operators ( =, + and -) that may be prefixed to names to merge with existing inherited values. This is beneficial when a profile wishes to add or remove values from an existing key which accepts lists of values. This is mostly useful to hooks which may want to extend an existing profile key that is inheriting values via it’s meta-class or parent.•The = operator is the default operator
when no operator was explicitly provided. It overwrites any previous
key.
•The + operator is additive. When set, it
merges the supplied value(s) with any previous value
•The - operator is subtractive. When set,
it removes the supplied value(s) from any previous value.
The DEFAULT Profile¶
There is a special profile called DEFAULT ("DEFAULT.json" in any configuration location). This profile is the root profile. All profiles are automatically inheriting values from this profile. Values set there are global defaults. The profile itself is subject to the same inheritance rules as any other profile itself as well. All keys and values can be set in the DEFAULT profile.META PROFILES¶
Configuration files may declare an optional meta key, who’s value is the name of a meta-configuration to be placed under this configuration. You can check for meta-configuration in /usr/share/dput-ng/metas, /etc/dput.d/metas or ~/.dput.d/metas. This helps declare common settings (such as general Debian archive configuration values (GPG requirements, enforcing that binary files exist, etc) without having to maintain may of the same values in many places). They are different to the DEFAULT profile in such, that no profile automatically inherits values from a meta profile, but only upon explicit request. Meta profiles can in turn inherit itself values from other meta profiles.OVERRIDING SINGLE VALUES¶
Here’s an example stanza from a local dput config to remove an annoying hook from being run: ~/.dput.d/profiles/DEFAULT.json:{ "hooks": [ "gpg", "lintian" ] }
{ "hooks": [ "checksum", ] }
{ "-hooks": [ "lintian" ] "meta": [ "my-defaults" ] }
HOOKS¶
Hooks are pre- or post-uupload checks, They are pluggable components running before or after the upload of a package. Whether they run before or after the upload is determined by the JSON definition of a hook. That is an implementation detail the user typically does not need to worry about.Pre-Upload Hooks¶
Pre-upload hooks are pluggable components which are designed to run before the upload actually happens. This typically involves consistency checks, sanity checks and similar tasks. The list of available pre-upload hooks can be obtained using dirt(1). The hooks invoked by default are determined on a per-profile basis by retrieving the setting of the hooks key. Hooks also run in simulation and check-only mode. It is easy to write your own hook extensions. Consult the manual for instructions.Post-Upload Hooks¶
Processors are pluggable components which are designed to run after the upload actually happens. They cannot interrupt the upload, because they are invoked after a successful upload only. They do not run when dput was invoked with check-only or simulation mode. Such post-upload hooks may invoke post- processing tasks such as closing or filing bugs. The list of available processors can be obtained using dirt(1). The hooks invoked by default are determined on a per-profile basis by retrieving the setting of the hooks key and follow the same rules as pre-upload hooks. It is easy to write your own hook extensions. Consult the manual for instructions.FILES¶
/usr/share/dput-ng/ /etc/dput.d/ ~/.dput.d/
AUTHOR¶
dput-ng was originally written by Arno Töll <arno(a)debian.org> and Paul Richard I by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Debian and Ubuntu and of his other realms and territories King Head of the Fluxbox Window Manager Defender of the Faith Tagliamonte <paultag(a)debian.org>.RESOURCES¶
RFC 4627, /usr/share/doc/dput-ng/html/reference/, dput(1), dcut(1), dcut(1)09/11/2014 |