Setting things up

$ sudo apt-get install bzr-builddeb
$ bzr whoami "James Westby <james.westby@ubuntu.com>"
$ bzr launchpad-login james-w

Making a simple change

1. Set up your environment as explained above.

2. $ bzr checkout lp:ubuntu/karmic/gedit

3. $ cd gedit
   # make some changes
   $ vi debian/rules
   $ dch -i

4. $ bzr bd -- -S

5. Do test-building and testing of your changes.

6. $ debcommit -r

7. dput gedit_*_source.changes

Updating a package to a new Upstream version

Set up your environment as explained above.

1. $ bzr checkout lp:ubuntu/karmic/gedit

2. $ cd gedit
   $ bzr bd -- -S

3. $ uscan
   $ dch -i

4. Do more necessary changes.

5. $ bzr bd -- -S

6. Do test-building and testing of your changes.

7. $ debcommit -r

8. dput gedit_*_source.changes

Proposing a merge

Set up your environment as explained above.

1. $ bzr checkout lp:ubuntu/karmic/gedit
   $ bzr branch gedit gedit-fix123456

2. $ cd gedit-fix123456
   # make some changes
   $ vi debian/rules
   $ dch -i

3. $ bzr bd -- -S

4. Do test-building and testing of your changes.

5. debcommit will figure out if you used (LP: #123456) in debian/changelog and attach the branch to the bugs.

   $ debcommit
   $ bzr push lp:~james-w/ubuntu/karmic/gedit/fix123456

Merging

Set up your environment as explained above.

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