On 02/15/05 00:31, William Ballard wrote:
I wrote my own app and it is debianized already, the way mplayer already is. But I mistakenly made it a "native" Debian package when it is really a tarball and/or a debian package. There will *never* be a "diff" between "debian" and "upstream" (I wrote it.) I can use "make dist" to produce a tarball. Should I make my Debian scripts operate on this outputted tarball?
Even if you wrote the program its a good idea to keep the debian packaging scripts separate and don't make a native package. Basicaly you provide the orig tarball without the debian subdir and put it in the diff files.
There are several ways of doing this. What I do in these situations is leave the debian subdir out of the "make dist". Then write a script that makes the following things (aprox):
- make dist - copy the tar.gz to a temp dir with the appropiate .orig Debian name. - unpack the tar.gz and copy the debian dir into it.- let dpkg-buildpackage (or similar) compile and generate the diff file, etc.
In fact I add an extra step. I don't build the package directly. I first build a source package and then let pbuilder[1] build the final package in a chroot.
And as a related question, I don't wish to become a Debian Developer, but this app is at least as good as some of the things in the archive. I suppose I need a "sponsor." This is a simple GTK app.What is the protocol for asking, and would anybody be willing to upload it for me (once we take a good close look at it.)
If you don't wish to maintain the package you should submit a RFP as a bugreport of the WNPP[2] pseudo package. If you wish to maintain it you should submit an ITP.
Not all Debian Developers will sponsor your upload if you have no intention of becoming a DD.
This app has already been on Freshmeat/Sourceforge for a year: http://freshmeat.net/projects/tupim (new release 1.5 will be on freshmeat tomorrow) http://projects.sf.net/pim-tb (1.5 version already up there)
You should provide more info. Check the debian-mentors FAQ[3].
K.
[1] http://packages.debian.org/pbuilder
[2] http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/
[3] http://people.debian.org/~mpalmer/debian-mentors_FAQ.html
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