RE: task-*

["Sean 'Shaleh' Perry" <shaleh@valinux.com>]

On 15-May-2001 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.