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+mbuild README
+=============
+
+The general idea of mbuild is that it's called for new *_source.changes files
+that accompany source-only uploads (dpkg-buildpackage -S). Based on the target
+suite, it then figures out which architectures reprepro wants and which sbuild
+provides (this is to be implemented yet) and fires off sbuild for each.
+
+When the builds have finished, the source package is handed over to reprepro,
+and then each of the binary changes files in turn.
+
+Finally, a bundle is built with the binary packages from one arch, and the
+source package, with changes files merged. The idea is that this bundle can
+now be downloaded, inspected, tested, and finally, when it's ready for upload,
+the changes file signed and uploaded.
+
+Right now, no authentication is done on the signature on the *_source.changes
+file and the *.dsc file, but that could be hacked in with dscverify.
+
+All this is very hackish and beta; if you want to hack along:
+  http://git.madduck.net/v/code/mbuild.git
+
+ -- martin f. krafft <madduck@debian.org>  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:30:51 +0200