Re: Jconv

[Jonathan Wiltshire <debian@jwiltshire.org.uk>]

On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 07:17:35PM +0100, Jaromír Mikeš wrote:
> no it should be installed well.
> program is command line utility and syntax for running it is like this:
> $ jconv <options> <config-file>

No: are you missing a flag when you build the binary file in your
packaging, that would make it include the missing files?

> in config file are some settings and path of .wav file
> I think they are user-specific, but I will have to put them probably to /etc/<mypackage>,
> because I don't think upstream author will change application to do this.
> Is this alowed? 

Yes.

> JW > are big, they should be in a seperate binary package (jconv-fx, perhaps?)
> JW > that is arch-independent, along with any other effects stuff you want
> JW > installing.
> 
> I like the idea of separated packages.
> Actually second package is just dir with subdirs ... no Makefile.
> It mean I should write my own Makefile for it or how manage it?

Read the documentation and manuals for dh_install, dh_movefiles,
dh_installdocs, dh_link and dh_installdirs.

Then create a binary package entry for jconv-fx in debian/control, and
some jconv-fx.* files.

In fact, read the documentation for *all* the debhelper tools.

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Jonathan Wiltshire

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