Dear Kate,
On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 04:44:18PM +0200, ka lou wrote:
> Dear all!
>
> Another fast update regarding my latest efforts to start with testing
> debian packages:)
>
> As i mentioned in my last email , i successfully managed to build the above
> mentioned packages from source (i.e tophat, bwa) and produce the desired
> *.deb file.
>
> However , i still fail to have a *\debian\tests directory inside either of
> these packages.
This directory is insite the source package. It is just inside the
source you downloaded (if you have no to old version for whatever reason
- just make sure you download the source package from unstable. There
is nothing you need to create - but something that exists and where you
can learn from.
> After some online research , i believe the problem is the fact that i am
> running a linux machine and my /etc/apt/sources.list does not have a
> deb-src repository.
Well, yes, than you can not follow the `apt-get source` advise but you
can alternatively go to
https://tracker.debian.org
seek for the source package, specifically the *.dsc file, copy the link
to the *.dsc file and do
dget <link_to_dsc_file>
I wonder how you managed to build the binary packages without having
the source package ...
> I did try to add such a repository , but i had problems with the keys
> validation.
You should be more verbose what exact problem you have. Just post the
line you typed and the result you got here to get better help.
> I will continue my research, however if anyone knows some helpful tutorial
> on how to properly setup a debian repository in LInux mint,
> or has any other idea of what the problem might be it will be really
> helpful!! (Maybe it means that i should run sbuild after all?)
The Debian Med policy which I'm frequently pointing to contains some
essential readings:
https://debian-med.alioth.debian.org/docs/policy.html# readings