---
name: "dpt-takeover"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pkg-perl-tools"
version: "0.82"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dpt-takeover"
---

# dpt-takeover(1)

take over a package for the Debian Perl Group

## NAME

dpt-takeover - take over a package for the Debian Perl Group

## SYNOPSIS

**dpt takeover** -t *top-directory* \[*option*...\] *package*...

## DESCRIPTION

**dpt takeover** helps taking over a package and adopting its control files for maintenance by the Debian Perl group.

**dpt takeover** first creates a local Git repository either from existing Git repository specified with the **-g** option, or by importing all package versions available on snapshot.debian.org via [**gbp-import-dscs**(1)](/gbp-import-dscs/1.md).

Next **dpt takeover** adds suitable entries to *debian/changelog*, using information given by the **-m** or the **-a** options.

Next **dpt takeover** runs `"dpt-packagecheck -a -A -C -c"` to adjust the control fields.

Finally, the resulting Git repository is pushed to the Debian collaborative server, salsa.debian.org, unless the **-n** option is used.

## OPTIONS

- **-t** *top-directory* **(mandatory)**

  The location of the top level directory, containing *packages/*.

- **-m** *URL*

  The address of the message with which the previous maintainer requests adoption. It is included in the commit message and *debian/changelog*.

  Conflicts with **-a**.

- **-a** *number*

  RFA/ITA bug number. Suitable `"Closes: #nnnnnn"` is added to *debian/changelog*.

  Conflicts with **-m**.

- **-g** *URL*

  URL of an existing Git repository to clone. If not present gbp-import-dscs is used to prime the local Git repository from the package versions available on snapshot.debian.org.

- **-n**

  Local operation. The resulting Git repository is not pushed to salsa.debian.org.

## COPYRIGHT & LICENSE

Copyright 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014 Damyan Ivanov \<dmn@debian.org\>

Copyright 2008, 2011, 2018 gregor herrmann \<gregoa@debian.org\>

Copyright 2008, 2009, Ryan Niebur \<ryan@debian.org\>

This program is free software and can be distributed under the same terms as Perl.