Re: Package review and comment wanted
Matthew Palmer wrote:
want to move some files in your debian/rules file - a typical example
would be moving some scripts to
debian/tmp/usr/share/doc/$packagename/examples.
You don't use dh_installdirs for that, you use dh_installexamples.
I managed to use this one :)
*) Should I list the conffiles in a separate conffile?
That depends on the debhelper compatibility level. Usually it is not
necessary - read about it.
man 7 debhelper, BTW, in the section "Debhelper compatibility levels".
:-) Thanks, I have missed this one.
The version of the debian package you produce is taken from the package's
topmost changelog entry. For timestamps, you can use touch(1), but I'm
having trouble coming up with why you'd want to stamp a file to a particular
time...
for the buppo --version output. And I think it would be handled by cvs
or subversion, but for the moment I am actually using .deb as my
revision control....
No need to depend on tar, it's Essential.
Actually Lintian complains if you do...
The changelog entries are not really well understandable for somebody
who doesn't yet know what it's about.
I wouldn't necessarily count that as a major problem -- changelog entries
are for users of the package, not passers-by. Of course, if even regular
users couldn't understand them, then it's time to rewrite.
I agree, the changelog entries are a bit to detailed for everyone but
myself at this stage...
- Matt
Thanks Matt, I appreciate it
/bengt
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