Public bug reported: In order to use backportpackage as --git-builder in the git-buildpackage invocation the backportpackage needs ability to pass the extra arguments to the builder.
E.g. backportpackage --builder="debuild" <.dsc> --buildinfo=-O -sa should not fail, but instead `debuild --buildinfo=-O -sa` should be called when invoking the builder. (Other option would be to use -- as a separator.) I have a shell wrapper (`backportpackage-wrapper`) that does exactly that and --git-builder argument to git-buildpackage looks like this: --git-builder="dpkg-buildpackage --build=source \"--sign- key=${DEBSIGN_KEY}\" --no-check-builddeps --no-pre-clean -sa && backportpackage-wrapper \"--version=${DEB_VERSION}\" \"-- suffix=${EXTRA_VERSION}\" \"--destination=${DIST}\" --update \"-- workdir=${WORKDIR}\" \"${UPLOAD}\" \"--key=${DEBSIGN_KEYID}\" --yes --release-pocket \"${WORKDIR}/${DEB_SOURCE}_${DEB_VERSION}.dsc\" -- " ** Affects: ubuntu-dev-tools (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1693766 Title: [feature request] pass unknown arguments to backportpackage to the builder To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-dev-tools/+bug/1693766/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs