[wishlist] u-d-t config file

[Stefano Rivera]

Binary package hint: ubuntu-dev-tools

ubuntu-dev-tools could really use a common config file for:

* repository mirrors (pull-debian-source, possibly pull-lp-source, pbuilder-dist)
* test-build system (sponsor-patch, ack-sync)
* Ubuntu-development e-mail address (for dual Debian+Ubuntu developers)

And probably some others...

I intend to implement this.

[Benjamin Drung (bdrung)]

test-build system -> environment variable
Ubuntu-development e-mail address -> environment variable

Do we really need a config _file_?

[Stefano Rivera (stefanor)]

Devscripts has a configuration file that is equivalent to the environment variables it takes. Probably best to follow that approach.

I'm not mad about configuration through environment variables for everything, although it obviously makes sense for simple things like DEBEMAIL. It gets very messy.

[Benjamin Drung (bdrung)]

Can't we reuse the configuration file for devscripts?

[Stefano Rivera (stefanor)]

> Can't we reuse the configuration file for devscripts?

That sounds quite reasonable. I guess I'd better ask the devscripts maintainers first, though

[Benjamin Drung (bdrung)]

You should come up with an list of environment variable first.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-dev-tools - 0.109

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ubuntu-dev-tools (0.109) natty; urgency=low

  [ Stefano Rivera ]
  * Convert debian/copyright to DEP5, make sure all scripts are listed
    (LP: #692003)
  * Drop preinst (pbuilder-dist bash_completion handling), it is not required
    for any current upgrade path on Debian or Ubuntu.
  * Switch to dh_python2:
    - Use X-Python-Version instead of XS-Python-Version.
    - Use ${python:Breaks} to specify Python version compatibility.
  * Support reading configuration variables from devscripts configuration
    files. (LP: #681693)
    - Added ubuntu-dev-tools.5
    - Support this in many u-d-t scripts, and update manpages.
    - Deprecate old configuration environment variables.
  * Support the combined "Name <email>" format in UBUMAIL, DEBFULLNAME, and
    DEBEMAIL. (LP: #665202)
  * Add the beginnings of a test suite. (LP: #690386)
    - Switch to setuptools, to support setup.py test.
    - Test for that every script can run --help and return 0.
    - 404main, merge-changelog, pull-debian-debdiff, pull-debian-source,
      pull-revu-source:
      + Return 0 after showing help.
    - Run pylint on Python source code.
  * ubuntutools/common.py: Remove https_proxy unsetting code, working around
    LP: #94130.
  * edit-patch: Don't let cat error through if debian/source/format doesn't
    exist.
  * pull-debian-debdiff: Rewrite in Python, and use snapshot.debian.org.
  * pull-lp-source: Support -d (LP: #681699)
  * suspicious-source: Whitelist Python source code.
  * import-bug-from-debian: Add --package option, for importing bugs from
    pseudo-packages.

  [ Michael Bienia ]
  * ubuntutools/lp/lpapicache.py: Allow easier selection of 'staging' as LP
    instance to use (LP: #693060).

  [ Benjamin Drung ]
  * sponsor-patch:
    - Add new --lpinstance and --no-conf options.
    - Support configuration files.
    - Default to a temporary workdir and clean it up (LP: #691467).
    - Fix 'str' object has no attribute 'startwith' crash caused by a typo.
    - Fix crash if uploading to ubuntu without building the package before.
    - Fix: The package was only uploaded if the target was "ubuntu".
  * Recommend bzr-builddeb (used by sponsor-patch for branches).
  * Add most dependencies to Build-Depends for successfully run the tests.
  * Recommend python-gnupginterface (used by dgetlp).
  * update-maintainer: Rewrite completely using python-debian (LP: #666504).
  * ubuntutools/packages.py: Removed (used nowhere).

  [ Michael Vogt ]
  * add "add-patch" that provides the non-interactive version of
    edit-patch

  [ Martin Pitt ]
  * Add check-mir script: Check components of build dependencies and warn
    about universe/multiverse ones, for a package destined for
    main/restricted. Add doc/check-mir.1 manpage.
 -- Martin Pitt <email address hidden> Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:16:33 -0600