DH_DIST_ZILLA_ORIGTAR(1)

📦 version 1.4.1, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 DH_DIST_ZILLA_ORIGTAR(1) 💖

okay bestie, so this is a page from the dh-dist-zilla manual — section 1, the "you can literally just run this" section. it's called dh_dist_zilla_origtar and it's about to make your upstream tarballs cute. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

dh_dist_zilla_origtar — a debhelper add-on that generates an upstream tar ball. yes. that's the whole job. and it ATE. 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so dh_dist_zilla_origtar is the backend for dh-dist-zilla's "dh get-orig-source" target. its whole main character purpose? generating minimal upstream tar-balls that are suitable for use with dh-dist-zilla. minimal!! clean!! no bloat!! we love a low-effort-but-high-impact queen. 🦋

and by default it runs "dzil clean" before creating the tar ball. so it tidies up first, then does the thing. skincare routine but for tarballs, fr fr. ✨

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • "--pristine-tar" — also commits the generated upstream tar ball to the pristine-tar branch, using pristine-tar. like, you made the tarball, now you're archiving it too. iconique. 👑
  • "--no-clean" — don't run "dzil clean" before creating the tar ball. skipping the cleanup step entirely. sometimes you just gotta go straight to the tarball, no cap. 🏃♀️
💀 important vibe check: options before "--" are used by debhelper. options after "--" get passed on to "tar". the "--" is the vibe-check divider, the velvet rope, the "know your place" line. do not mix them up bestie i'm begging 😭

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Axel Beckert <abe@debian.org> — the legend who made all of this happen 🫶

and that's the whole page!! stay hydrated, read your SEE ALSOs, and remember: clean your dzil before you tar, periodt. 💜

dh-dist-zilla v1.4.1 — dated 2021-01-18 — bye bestie, love u, slay 🦋✨

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