Re: Debian my own software
On Tue, Sep 24, 2002 at 10:23:15PM +0200, Basile STARYNKEVITCH wrote:
> What are the documents & tools that I must read? The Debian New
> Maintainers guide suppose that I debianize annother program. But I do
> not want to patch my program (in the sense of making a patch file) but
> to release the next version so that it will be debianisable.
> Guis does not use autoconf/automake. I really don't like these
> programs, and hope to just stay with a plain GNUmakefile.
> The step by step instructions assume an original .tar.gz file. But
> this is not my situation: I am the [upstream] author of the package
> and want to adapt it so that it is Debianized without patches!
I found myself in a similar situation when I wanted to create a
Debian package of my own software, (gnump3d - a streaming server
for MP3's/OGG's).
I think you'll have the most joy if you do what I did, start the
packaging process with a .tar.gz file of your last release and
work from there as if it really were made by somebody else.
The plan will ultimately be for you to create a new Debian package
for each new 'normal' release you make of your software, so this
is a simple and practical approach to take.
It also deals with you making updates purely to the Debian release.
(For example I had to make several updates to my first Debian package
to fix permissions problems I'd overlooked, and to make sure files
went where the Debian policy suggested/mandated).
Steve
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