Re: Help building packages.
On Mon, Sep 03, 2001 at 04:26:02PM +0100, William wrote:
> Hi,
>
> 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>.'
>
> Right now, I've switched over to using 'dpkg-buildpackages', but the same
> error(s) still persists. 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. Thanks for your time.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bill
>
Maybe you need to study the New Maintainer's Guide as I did some times
ago. It is a bit outdated, but it surely helps. Look for it in the
Debian Developer's page.
Any news about an update of that useful guide?
--
Francesco P. Lovergine
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