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Re: packaging newbie...: .svn directories / perldoc --> manpage



On Tue, Jul 06, 2004 at 08:50:38AM +0200, Adrian 'Dagurashibanipal' von Bidder wrote:
> (i)
> I have the package in subversion, so the .svn directories are included 
> in the diff. Can I avoid this easily? (I looked at cvs-buildpackage a 
> while ago and didn't really like it, so if svn-buildpackage is similar, 
> I don't think I'll like it.)

Look at the -i and -I options to dpkg-buildpackage.

> (ii)
> postgrey includes perldoc documentation. Obviously this should be 
> included with the package as a manpage.

pod docs can be converted into manpages with pod2man, and installed with cp
or install.  If perldoc !== perldoc (but I'm pretty sure it is),
disregard...

- Matt



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