Re: What is the best method to update only some binary packages

[Osamu Aoki <osamu@debian.org>]

On Thu, Oct 02, 2008 at 12:10:16PM -0400, Felipe Sateler wrote:
> Osamu Aoki wrote:
> > Any suggestion for debian/rules ?  or pointer to good example.
> 
> You can't really do this, AFAIK. You can break the source into 2
> separate source packages that each build one package. That way you
> only update the foo-updated package.

from maint-guide:

#       dh_gencontrol
# up to date versions, using the default value of 1.2* in debian/changelog:
        DH_OPTIONS="-p$(name)" dh_gencontrol
        DH_OPTIONS="-p$(name)-fr" dh_gencontrol
        DH_OPTIONS="-p$(name)-ja" dh_gencontrol
        DH_OPTIONS="-p$(name)-pl" dh_gencontrol
        DH_OPTIONS="-p$(name)-it" dh_gencontrol
        DH_OPTIONS="-p$(name)-zh" dh_gencontrol
        DH_OPTIONS="-p$(name)-ko" dh_gencontrol
        DH_OPTIONS="-p$(name)-de" dh_gencontrol
        DH_OPTIONS="-p$(name)-es" dh_gencontrol
        DH_OPTIONS="-p$(name)-pt" dh_gencontrol
        DH_OPTIONS="-p$(name)-ru" dh_gencontrol
# out of date versions:
        # If no change from old version,
        # upload with the same version to prevent updating.
        #DH_OPTIONS="-p$(name)-XX -u"-v1.X.Y-Z"" dh_gencontrol