Re: Questions before my first upload attempt
On 21/08/15 15:42, Thomas Schmitt wrote:
> Well, i need to make some progress with uploading.
> So i'll go on with the VM for now. I need to learn a bit more
> about what sbuild does. On the long run it looks cleaner.
Hi Thomas,
sbuild basically implements what you have started to build in your VM.
The main advantage of it is the "...and throw everything away to get a
clean starting point", so you have a reproducible and minimal build
environment.
Also sbuild's basic set of packages does not include an X server.
However, you now have a VM containing debian's equivalent of a "latest
of all open source stuff" machine. It can be fun to play around on it,
and if you find any bugs in those (not-yet-in-stable) versions, I'm sure
the maintainers will greatly appreciate reports. (Just don't depend on
"sid" in the same way as you would on a "stable". Have backups.)
>
> Which one to install ?
> dput: /usr/bin/dput
> dput-ng: /usr/bin/dput
> My Jessie obviously has "dput" installed.
I have "non-ng" dput aswell, havn't tried the new one yet.
>
> So many branches ...
>
Just to add to the branches: The same thing sbuild does (build in
cleanroom chroot to verify build-depends) is also implemented as
"pbuilder". As an alternative to dput{,-ng}, there is also dupload.
I wouldn't say there's a definitive better one, but having more than one
tool for the same problem might turn in handy if one has a bug and/or
breaks. I ultimately chose sbuild over pbuilder because its what
official buildds use.
Take a look at "man devscripts" (package name also devscripts) as an
overview of even more little helpers.
- Danny
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