Reworking update-new-version script

update-new-version2.sh

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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# This is a ongoing rewrite of the update-new-version.sh script.
+# Most important changes: POSIX compatibility, use of existing commands.
+# The script intends to decrease the effort of updating the package.
+
+PACKAGE="intellij-idea-community"
+DISTRIBUTION="artful"
+
+main() {
+    old="$1"
+    new="$2"
+    name="$(git config --get user.name)"
+    email="$(git config --get user.email)"
+
+    git checkout -b version-"$new"
+
+    mv "$PACKAGE"_"$old" "$PACKAGE"_"$new"
+    mv "$PACKAGE"_"$old".orig.tar.gz "$PACKAGE"_"$new".orig.tar.gz
+
+    cd "$PACKAGE"_"$new" || exit
+
+    # Update the debian/changelog file with dch
+    NAME="$name" EMAIL="$email" dch \
+	--newversion "$new"-1 \
+	--distribution "$DISTRIBUTION" \
+	"Upstream version $new"
+
+    sed -i "s/$old/$new/g" ./debian/preinst
+
+    debuild -us -uc
+
+    cd ..
+
+    rm -rf "$PACKAGE"_"$old"*
+
+    # disabled until it is only called with an specific argument
+    # sudo dpkg -i "$PACKAGE"_"$new"-1_all.deb
+}
+
+main "$1" "$2"