Re: Debian 3.1 packaging documentation
Great Vincent.
So after looking at your material I fixed up my files
and then as suggested in your place and other places I
removed my relocation question from the preinst and
let the dpkg handle it via the --instdir directive
(which I assume is the right thing to do) and it
seemed to install correctly, but my postinst script
doesn't know where the package is installed (unless I
hard code it).
I'll spend a few more cycles down that path.
Love it though! In a weird way it's logically obvious
how this comes together, but it's like not knowing
alot of background, so I try alot of different things
then things start working and upon reflection, things
become obvious.
More is needed but I'm installing and uninstalling
okay, just fine tweaking.
Thanks for your helpful hints.
By the way, I don't know if this helps you, but what I
found is that the data.tar.gz file was not getting
installed correctly, so I just created the default
directory structure under the package directory
(./debian/foo/DEBIAN as
./debian/foo/usr/local/myfoo.x) and this seemeed to
work fine!
I also need to better understand the context of what
steps the dpkg is doing so my script files work
better.
Thanks,
Robert
--- Vincent Danjean <Vincent.Danjean@ens-lyon.org>
wrote:
> robert jennings wrote:
> > Thank you Carlo,
> >
> > Actually, I was cutting a few corners and did a
> quick
> > read through the Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 Bible as
> well as
> > a few other sites (I like IBM's site for quick
> answers
> > for lots of little tid bits!) and I created the
> DEBIAN
> > directory with associated files and skipped the
> > dh_install process as I thought it was primarily
> for
> > when building from source, which I'm not
> delivering...
>
> It seems you are trying to build a .deb 'by hands'.
> It is possible
> (it is an exercise for new Debian developers), but
> this is really not
> the easiest way to do.
>
> dh_install can be used to install any files (built
> with 'make' or
> already present or ...)
> What is important to understand is that the 'source'
> debian package
> can contain already built files. For official Debian
> package in main,
> we do not want that (as we require to have the full
> sources to be able
> to modify/correct/... all programs). But for private
> package (or
> probably even Debian package in the non-free
> section), it is perfectly
> possible to put in the source prebuilt files. In
> this case, the
> debian/rules file only needs to install these files
> (and not rebuilt
> them)
>
> I think the easiest way for you is to create a
> source package that will
> only install your prebuild files in the binary
> package. And the binary
> package (ie the .deb) will be build (as a standard
> user) with one of
> these commands :
> dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -us -uc
> debuild -us -uc
>
> Note: "-us -uc" avoids to sign your package. You can
> remove them (and
> sign your package) if you have a gpg key set up.
>
> Then, the .deb can be installed with "dpkg -i
> .....deb"
>
> If you want, you can look at one of my old private
> package
> labri-texutils:
>
http://dept-info.labri.fr/~danjean/deb.html#labri-texutils
> It is a package with a debian/rules and a Makefile
> that only
> installs LaTeX files in the binary package.
> It is an old package (so it is probably nor
> up-to-date with
> the current debian standards), but it can be a good
> example
> for you to start with.
>
> So see it, go to the web page, download the
> .orig.tar.gz, .diff.gz and
> .dsc files, type "dpkg-source -x .....dsc". You will
> get a directory
> with the source package in it. Enter this directory
> and type
> "debuild -us -uc" to rebuild the binary package.
> Then, look at the
> sources and modify them as you want.
>
> Note: all these actions (except the "dpkg -i
> ....deb" to install and
> test the package) can be done as a user (ie not
> root).
>
> > I later started looking again and it seems that
> I'm
> > missing maybe the debconf file to hold the users
> > responses for installation.
>
> At first, I do not think you need to bother with
> debconf.
> Try to make your first package without it. If you
> need to
> interact with the user during the package
> installation, debconf
> is the good way to do it, but it is a little harder
> to set up.
> So this should be for a second step.
>
> > I'm really new to Debian (about 5 days) so I'm
> sorry
> > if my learning curve is slow.
>
> You're welcome ;-)
>
> > Do you think I'm on track?
>
> We all started by a first package. If you are
> motivated, there is
> no reason you cannot get your one.
>
> Best regards,
> Vincent
>
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