On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:31:55 +0200 Leopold Palomo Avellaneda <leo@alaxarxa.net> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm packing a library (not yet an ITP, just learning) and I'm having some > doubts about it. > > Upstream uses autotools, but not in a very correct way, I guess. The library > is 3.5.6 version, but the configure + make creates libXXX.so.0.0.0. I have > looked on the configure.ac, Makefile.am, etc, and I have not seen any place > to pass a parameter to libtoolize. So, how can I "correct" this bug in > upstream? IT IS NOT A BUG! The version of a library has nothing to do with the SONAME. Please read the libtool manual. > > Also, my second question is about to create a dbg package. Upstream has > some --enable-debug that is a -DDEBUG. Looking on the source I have seen some > std outs with this define. Looking others packages, I have understood that > you create the package normally, and you add > > dh_strip --dbg-package= > > line to put the striped symbols in that package. This is correct? is it > worsewhile to generate that package? It is worthwhile to create the -dbg but let the build tools create it for you. > And my last question is examples. Upstream has a directory with some examples, > but they are not installed (noinst_PROGRAMS), so, should I to patch sources > to install them? Or simply, do I copy the files? noinst_PROGRAMS should not be packaged, generally. Some can be upstream test cases. -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.data-freedom.org/ http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/ http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/
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