Re: Problem with binary package and dupload

[James Troup <J.J.Troup@scm.brad.ac.uk>]

Zed Pobre <zed@moebius.interdestination.com> writes:

>    - Clear about 500 meg free somewhere.

:)

>    - Use the debhelper scripts to set up the package building
>      location.

\begin{minor detail} 
You don't have to use debhelper, you could do it by hand or (ick) use
debstd; whatever takes your fancy.
\end{minor detail}

>    - Make a single rule in debian/rules to do a cp -a of the tar.gz
>      directories to the appropriate area
>    - Do the chmod/file deletions again from inside debian/rules
>    - Use the debhelper scripts to build the package
>    - Exit make.
> 
> And from there use dpkg-buildpackage and go make dinner or find a
> book to read.

Sounds about right to me.

-- 
James