Process for merge

1. Check MoM & DaD for merge
• Check nobody is assigned via comment on DaD and LP for open bug (you can check with uploader of package also)
2. Download the package with the corresponding grab-merge.sh script (i prefer MoM as it unpacks)
- Check the REPORT file and note the conflicts and also the build flag you should use
3. Change into directory & build the package with debuild -S -sa
4. Create the debdiff by diff debian.dsc ubuntu.dsc
• This is important that you say debian first then ubuntu
5. Check the debdiff file - changes with a
+ (added by ubuntu)
- (removed by ubuntu from debian package)
6. Check the debian/changelog to determine what the ubuntu* revisions have put into the debian revision
7. Check if these are still relevant (check the actual file you are patching!)
8. If relevant - include these in the changelog as carried across
9. Check if you are closing any existing LP bugs by this revision
10. debuild -S -v(version from REPORT)
11. debdiff again
12. sudo pbuilder build ubuntu.dsc
• check that it builds correctly! (read output carefully as it may fail and you wont notice (ok, maybe ive done that before))
13. Create a bug on LP for the merge
eg. Please merge name new version (universe) from Debian (unstable).
• paste your changelog into the bug
• submit the bug - record the bug number
14. Edit your debdiff to include the (LP: #bugnumber) to the changelog to automatically close the bug...