On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 12:53:42PM -0300, Nelson A. de Oliveira wrote: > I and some friends of mine stated doing some packages for Debian. The > packages are all OK, but there are some things that we would like to know: > What are the options or alternatives that I can put on Section: of the > file 'control'? > And the file 'menu'. Where can I get some text to help us creating that > file? Here is your Bible. Please read it carefully! http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/ Of course, this is a newbie guide. When you need to know whether something is really allowed or not, or what to do in certain circumstances, these two should be handy: http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/index.en.html Note that the former changes regularly. Also, you might want to apt-get source a few other packages and just peek at their debian/control :) Best of luck, -Josh -- Using words to describe magic is like using a screwdriver to cut roast beef. -- Tom Robbins
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