Voir la source de Backport wireless-tools

== debhelper ==

This one is as simple as [[Backport dar]], except that there is a missing build dependency from stable: debhelper 5.
debhelper was already backported so you just have to install it:
 aptitude install debhelper/sarge-backports

Beware though that when using dh_gconf (eg for Gnome packages), there is a [http://lists.backports.org/lurker/message/20060830.124936.32b7cb6f.en.html bug]. What's its status now?


== Trick 1: Uploaders ==

To see your backports in your Debian QA page (eg [http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=beuc@beuc.net]), add your e-mail in the <code>debian/control</code> files as well:
 Uploaders: Sylvain Beucler <beuc@beuc.net>
(source: [http://backports.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=contribute])

== Build ==

Then, the package builds cleanly:
 dch -i
 debuild -us -uc

== Trick 2: changelog entries in .changes ==

You may want to includes the last 2 changelog entries in his your .changes files (yours + the last upstream one, instead of just yours). This is nice, because you know what improvements you can get just by reading the mail notification:

 debuild -us -uc -v27+28pre16-1

Currently you need to manually specify the version, I don't know of an automated way to do so, even though it's shouldn't be hard to do.


== Upload ==

One way to share your backport is to upload it at [http://mentors.debian.net/cgi-bin/maintainer-intro mentors.debian.net].
 dput mentors dar_2.3.0-5~bpo.1_i386.changes

You need to give the <code>-sa</code> option to <code>debuild</code> so it includes the source tarball; otherwise, mentors.debian.net will reject your upload.

kaol also suggested to so a source-only package, since your sponsor will rebuild the package anyway:
 debuild -S -sa
 dput mentors wireless-tools_28-1~bpo.1_source.changes

For the same reason, there's no issue with uploading an orig.tar.gz file even if there's already one at bpo.

When you're done, please send a direct link to the .dsc file, as given by mentors.d.o's template generator:
 dget http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/d/dar/dar_2.3.0-5~bpo.1.dsc