Re: Request for Help to build libreoffice3.6.3 backport from precise to lucid
[ uhm? This is a debian, not a Ubuntu list.. Anyway... And I Cc the
Ubuntu maintainer... ]
Hi,
On Tue, Nov 06, 2012 at 04:07:50PM -0600, Eswaravaka, Sasi wrote:
> 1) Got the source from
> [1]http://www.libreoffice.org/download/?type=src&version=3.6.3
wrong. That's plain upstream sourcecode.
> 3) I realized that there is no debian folder under the source code to
> package to debian.
Of course not.
> 4) I downloaded the source code for libreoffice 3.5.6 and where we
> have the debian folder with control, rules files.
You probably you got Ubuntus source package.
So you also could just have gotten Debians 3.6.3 source package (-> experimental)
That is kept update with new releases. No idea why Ubuntu didn't yet update...
(rc2 is identical to the final.)
> I suspected that this issue may be because of the dependencies not added
> in the control file. So I thought of updating the dependencies properly in
> the control file, for that I am thing to follow below steps.
3.5.x->3.6.x needs many changes in debian
> 3) Now ran the apt-rdepends command to find out the dependencies of
> libreoffice3.6.3
which only makes sense with the Debian debs. Upstream "debs" don't have the necessary info
> 4) Use the same rules file from 3.5.6
>
> 5) Planning to update the control file and rerun the debuild command.
As said above, wrong.
> As updating the control file is going to take some time, before that I
> wanted to confirm with you whether I am going in the right direction.
You are not.
> Please direct me if there is any issue in the way I am trying to build the
> packages.
Yes. It completely makes no sense.
> 1) Is it safe to use the same rules file from libreoffice3.5.6 source
> code?
No.
> 2) Is the above followed direction correct to build packages?
No.
Regards,
Rene
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