Specifying version and revision of a package
Hi!
I'm trying to create a package for RCF (a firewall) to be built from
a CVS tree and I'd like to somehow 'retrieve' the version and
revision from the root Makefile (which is already used to create the
.deb file...) I tried using the '-v' switch of dpkg-buildpackage to
do it, but I think I misread it's use... I had a look at the new
Maintainer's guide, and it mentioned that I could use 'dch -v
<version>-<revision>' to bump the revision up...
In that case, in the Makefile, before I create the package, would I
be able to just do 'dch -v $(VERSION)$(BRANCH)-$(DATE)' (where the
variables are already defined in the Makefile) to bump up the
revision... However, the only problem I forsee is that the chosen
editor will appear and prompt the user to document the changes
made... is there a way I can bypass that? Perhaps something similar
to the '-m' switch used with CVS commands?
I also can't seem to be able to find the 'dch' command... I have su'd
to root, and it's not in the path, either... Has it been removed or
replaced?
Any help would be greatly appreciated...
Thankyou!
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