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.IX Title "dpt-takeover 1"
.TH dpt-takeover 1 2024-03-04 "pkg-perl-tools 0.78" "Debian Perl packaging Tools"
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.SH NAME
dpt\-takeover \- take over a package for the Debian Perl Group
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
\&\fBdpt takeover\fR \-t \fItop-directory\fR [\fIoption\fR...] \fIpackage\fR...
.SH DESCRIPTION
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
\&\fBdpt takeover\fR helps taking over a package and adopting its control files for
maintenance by the Debian Perl group.
.PP
\&\fBdpt takeover\fR first creates a local Git repository either from existing Git
repository specified with the \fB\-g\fR option, or by importing all package versions
available on snapshot.debian.org via \fBgbp\-import\-dscs\fR\|(1).
.PP
Next \fBdpt takeover\fR adds suitable entries to \fIdebian/changelog\fR, using
information given by the \fB\-m\fR or the \fB\-a\fR options.
.PP
Next \fBdpt takeover\fR runs \f(CW\*(C`dpt\-packagecheck \-a \-A \-C \-c\*(C'\fR to adjust the control
fields.
.PP
Finally, the resulting Git repository is pushed to the Debian collaborative
server, salsa.debian.org, unless the \fB\-n\fR option is used.
.SH OPTIONS
.IX Header "OPTIONS"
.IP "\fB\-t\fR \fItop-directory\fR  \fB(mandatory)\fR" 4
.IX Item "-t top-directory (mandatory)"
The location of the top level directory, containing \fIpackages/\fR.
.IP "\fB\-m\fR \fIURL\fR" 4
.IX Item "-m URL"
The address of the message with which the previous maintainer requests
adoption. It is included in the commit message and \fIdebian/changelog\fR.
.Sp
Conflicts with \fB\-a\fR.
.IP "\fB\-a\fR \fInumber\fR" 4
.IX Item "-a number"
RFA/ITA bug number. Suitable \f(CW\*(C`Closes: #nnnnnn\*(C'\fR is added to
\&\fIdebian/changelog\fR.
.Sp
Conflicts with \fB\-m\fR.
.IP "\fB\-g\fR \fIURL\fR" 4
.IX Item "-g URL"
URL of an existing Git repository to clone. If not present gbp-import-dscs is
used to prime the local Git repository from the package versions available on
snapshot.debian.org.
.IP \fB\-n\fR 4
.IX Item "-n"
Local operation. The resulting Git repository is not pushed to
salsa.debian.org.
.SH "COPYRIGHT & LICENSE"
.IX Header "COPYRIGHT & LICENSE"
Copyright 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014 Damyan Ivanov <dmn@debian.org>
.PP
Copyright 2008, 2011, 2018 gregor herrmann <gregoa@debian.org>
.PP
Copyright 2008, 2009, Ryan Niebur <ryan@debian.org>
.PP
This program is free software and can be distributed under the same terms as
Perl.