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[Daniel Holbach <daniel.holbach@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Daniel Holbach has proposed merging lp:~dholbach/ubuntu-packaging-guide/autopkgtest into lp:ubuntu-packaging-guide.

Requested reviews:
  Nicholas Skaggs (nskaggs)
  Ubuntu Packaging Guide Team (ubuntu-packaging-guide-team)

For more details, see:
https://code.launchpad.net/~dholbach/ubuntu-packaging-guide/autopkgtest/+merge/129403
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https://code.launchpad.net/~dholbach/ubuntu-packaging-guide/autopkgtest/+merge/129403
Your team Ubuntu Packaging Guide Team is requested to review the proposed merge of lp:~dholbach/ubuntu-packaging-guide/autopkgtest into lp:ubuntu-packaging-guide.

=== modified file 'ubuntu-packaging-guide/auto-pkg-test.rst'
--- ubuntu-packaging-guide/auto-pkg-test.rst	2012-10-10 12:33:59 +0000
+++ ubuntu-packaging-guide/auto-pkg-test.rst	2012-10-12 12:02:27 +0000
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 gets broken during the build or if ``root`` permissions are required. The 
 `DEP 8 specification`_ lists all available options.
 
-In a very simple case the file would look like this::
+Below we are having a look at the ``glib2.0`` source package. In a very 
+simple case the file would look like this::
 
         Tests: build
         Depends: libglib2.0-dev, build-essential
@@ -119,6 +120,20 @@
 Packages in Debian with a testsuite header will also be automatically added 
 when they are synced to Ubuntu.
 
+Getting the test into Ubuntu
+============================
+
+The process of submitting an autopkgtest for a package is largely similar to 
+:doc:`fixing a bug in Ubuntu<./fixing-a-bug>`. Essentially you simply:
+
+* run ``bzr branch ubuntu:<packagename>``,
+* edit ``debian/control`` to enable the tests,
+* add the ``debian/tests`` directory,
+* write the ``debian/tests/control`` based on the `DEP 8 Specification`_,
+* add your test case(s) to ``debian/tests``,
+* commit your changes, push them to Launchpad, propose a merge and get it 
+  reviewed just like any other improvement in a source package.
+
 .. _`DEP 8 Specification`: http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=autopkgtest/autopkgtest.git;a=blob_plain;f=doc/README.package-tests;hb=HEAD
 .. _`libxml2 tests`: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-branches/ubuntu/quantal/libxml2/quantal/files/head:/debian/tests/
 .. _`gvfs tests`: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-branches/ubuntu/quantal/gvfs/quantal/files/head:/debian/tests/