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.IX Title "dpt-dch-note 1"
.TH dpt-dch-note 1 2024-03-04 "pkg-perl-tools 0.78" "Debian Perl packaging Tools"
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.SH NAME
dpt\-dch\-note \- add notes/TODO items to debian/changelog
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
\&\fBdpt dch-note\fR [\fIoption\fR...] [\fItext\fR]
.PP
\&\fBdpt dch-note\fR \-\-unreleased 'TODO: fill debian/copyright'
.PP
\&\fBdpt dch-note\fR \-\-waits\-for libtemplate-perl 1.03 needed for tests
.SH DESCRIPTION
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
\&\fBdpt dch-note\fR is a helper program for adding notes to \fIdebian/changelog\fR
file. These can be useful for keeping track of TODO items or signaling PET to
ignore new upstream releases.
.SH OPTIONS
.IX Header "OPTIONS"
.IP \fB\-\-ignore\fR 4
.IX Item "--ignore"
.PD 0
.IP \fB\-\-ignore\-version\fR 4
.IX Item "--ignore-version"
.PD
Add an "IGNORE-VERSION: \fIversion\fR" comment. This is useful for instructing
PET that this upstream release contains no changes that warrant an upload, for
example changes in META files or fixes concerning only non-UNIX platforms.
.IP "\fB\-\-waits\fR \fIpackage\fR \fIversion\fR" 4
.IX Item "--waits package version"
.PD 0
.IP "\fB\-\-waits\-for\fR \fIpackage\fR \fIversion\fR" 4
.IX Item "--waits-for package version"
.PD
Add a "WAITS-FOR: \fIpackage\fR \fIversion\fR" comment. This is useful to indicate
that uploading of this package needs another package to be uploaded first. This
also instructs PET not to show this package as ready for uploading until the
required package version is available in the archive.
.IP \fB\-\-unreleased\fR 4
.IX Item "--unreleased"
Change distribution in \fIdebian/changelog\fR to \f(CW\*(C`unreleased\*(C'\fR. This is done to
indicate that the package needs more work and is not ready for
reviewing/uploading.
.SH "COPYRIGHT & LICENSE"
.IX Header "COPYRIGHT & LICENSE"
Copyright: 2009, Ryan Niebur ryan@debian.org
.PP
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the same terms as Perl itself.