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buildd-uploader

BUILDD-UPLOADER(1)						   Debian sbuild						BUILDD-UPLOADER(1)

NAME

       buildd-uploader - upload built packages for buildd

SYNOPSIS

       buildd-uploader

VERSION

       This  man  page	documents  the	packaged version of buildd-uploader.  This version is maintained by the buildd-tools project developers on
       Alioth (https://alioth.debian.org/projects/buildd-tools/).

       There is also a version maintained by Ryan Murray which is adapted to build daemon needs, with similar functionality.  This version  should
       be equally capable of working in a buildd setup, but has a number of enhancements aimed at making it suitable for use by end-users.

DESCRIPTION

       buildd-uploader uploads built packages.

FILES

       /etc/buildd/buildd.conf
	      Configuration, maintained by the system administrator.  This may be used to override the defaults.

       ~/.builddrc
	      User-specific configuration.

AUTHORS

       Roman Hodek <Roman.Hodek@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>.

       sbuild is based on debbuild, written by James Troup <james@nocrew.org> and has been modified by
       Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org>,
       Ryan Murray <rmurray@debian.org>,
       Francesco Paolo Lovergine <frankie@debian.org>,
       Michael Banck <mbanck@debian.org>, and
       Roger Leigh <rleigh@debian.org>

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 1998-2000 Roman Hodek <roman@hodek.net>
       Copyright (C) 1998-1999 James Troup <troup@debian.org>
       Copyright (C) 2003-2006 Ryan Murray <rmurray@debian.org>
       Copyright (C) 2001-2003 Rick Younie <younie@debian.org>
       Copyright (C) 2003-2004 Francesco Paolo Lovergine <frankie@debian.org>
       Copyright (C) 2005      Michael Banck <mbanck@debian.org>
       Copyright (C) 2005-2008 Roger Leigh <rleigh@debian.org>

SEE ALSO

       buildd(1).

Version 0.63.2							    18 Aug 2012 						BUILDD-UPLOADER(1)