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- A nice introduction text written by the great + Syncing software from a parent series will take the package that's + currently published in it, and upload it to the derived series without + you having to use command line tools such as dput or + ftp.
Important: Syncing a package from the parent - series will overwrite .... + series will supersede any changes made in the derived version. If there + are local changes you don't wish to lose, you will need to manually + merge the changes into the upstream package and upload that to the + derived series.
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- + Each row in the table shows a package that has different versions in + the derived series and the parent(s). Clicking the package name + will expand the row to show more details about the package and allow + you to take some actions: ++ Click the green "Add comment" button and enter the comment inline. + All previous comments are shown here also. +
+ ++ Click the "Compute differences from last common version". A request is + sent to the server to initiate the debdiff calculation. While you wait + for the calculation the icon will flash. The page will update + automatically when the debdiff becomes available, giving you a link to + download the debdiff file. +
+ ++ If you don't care about this package you have the option of setting it to + ignored, which means that it will no longer appear in the list. + You can choose to ignore just "These versions", which means if a new + version is uploaded it will re-appear, or "All Versions" which means + you won't see it again unless you search explicitly for ignored + packages in the search criteria at the top of the page. +
+ ++ There are two methods of syncing: +