Re: task-*

[Josip Rodin <joy@cibalia.gkvk.hr>]

On Wed, May 16, 2001 at 10:07:09AM +0800, Niall Young wrote:
> > > I'm creating a bunch of custom task packages, mostly empty with
> > > dependencies but a few will need to contain configs and pre-filled
> > > debconf entries.
> > > 
> > > It's not too clear from the NMG and the DDR on how to do this.  I can
> > > create empty task packages fine, I'm just not too sure how to insert a
> > > bunch of files and not compile a tarball in the process.
> > 
> > the 'tarball' is the source for the package.  Even an 'empty' package
> > must have a source tree containing only the debian/ directory.
> 
> Right, but what I'm asking is how to include a handful of
> plaintext files with filesystem locations in an otherwise
> empty task-* package.  Should I make a custom Makefile or
> have I missed a useful dpkg tool to help with this?

Just use install -m 644 README debian/tmp/usr/share/doc/task-foo/
in debian/rules binary rule...

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