[Pkg-javascript-commits] [node-lodash] 05/08: add README.Debian for using multi tarballs

[Praveen Arimbrathodiyil]

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commit 924223933b1bb75f5cb8ca3d992db4c7b2440697
Author: Pirate Praveen <praveen at debian.org>
Date:   Tue Aug 22 22:53:46 2017 +0530

    add README.Debian for using multi tarballs
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 debian/README.Debian | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+)

diff --git a/debian/README.Debian b/debian/README.Debian
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e260e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/README.Debian
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+This package use multiple upstream tarballs.
+
+See
+https://raphaelhertzog.com/2010/09/07/how-to-use-multiple-upstream-tarballs-in-debian-source-packages/
+
+Example of updating from 4.16.6 to 4.17.4
+
+Step 1: Download both tarballs
+uscan --verbose
+
+This will create node-lodash_4.17.4+dfsg.orig.tar.xz and
+ lodash-methods-4.17.4.tar.gz.
+
+Rename second tarball to
+ node-lodash_4.17.4+dfsg.orig-modules.tar.gz
+
+Step 2: Extract previous version's dsc file
+dpkg-souce -x node-lodash_4.16.6+dfsg-2.dsc
+
+Step 3: Use uupdate to use first tarball
+cd node-lodash-4.16.6+dfsg
+uupdate -v 4.17.4+dfsg ../node-lodash_4.17.4+dfsg.orig.tar.xz
+
+Step 4: Extract second tarball
+cd ../node-lodash-4.17.4+dfsg
+tar -zxvf ../node-lodash_4.17.4+dfsg.orig-modules.tar.gz
+mv lodash-4.17.4-npm-* modules
+
+Step 5: Create dsc file
+dpkg-source -b .
+
+Step 6: Import dsc file to git
+cd ../node-lodash
+gbp import-dsc --pristine-tar ../node-lodash_4.17.4+dfsg-1.dsc
+

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