Re: Help building packages.
On Mon, Sep 03, 2001 at 04:26:02PM +0100, William wrote:
> I am relatively new at attempting to build source/binary packages. I've
> been looking for information online and this is what I have to go on. Any
> pointers would be really helpful.
>
> The first thing that I did was to use dpkg-deb. My first question is,
> what are control/changelog files and how would I create one? Everytime I
> try to package something, it tries to locate 'debian/control' or
> 'debian/changelog'. The only thing that seems to alleviate this is
> 'dpkg-deb -b --nocheck <dir>.'
Don't use dpkg-deb manually; it's a low-level tool. Use
dpkg-buildpackage instead.
> Right now, I've switched over to using 'dpkg-buildpackages', but the same
> error(s) still persists.
If you install dh-make, you can see examples in
/usr/share/debhelper/dh_make/debian.
> If there is anyone out there who wouldn't mind teaching me on a 1v1
> session, I'd be in your debt. I learn better from a actual person
> than through docs.
If you like, go ahead and e-mail me privately with what you've got and I
can point out any mistakes. Don't be surprised if I point you to docs
from time to time, though. :)
Cheers,
--
Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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