Re: Creating debian packages
Wayne Cuddy wrote:
> I have just installed Debian Hamm so I am new to this distribution. I
> have been a long time user of RedHat. I was quite pleased with the
> book 'Maximum RPM' describing the packing building and usage of the
> RPM system. Is there something similar for dpkg? I downloaded
> something called the 'dpkg programmers manual' which I don't think I
> am the target audience for. I would like the complete procedure for
> building binary and source .deb files. A small sample walk-through
> would be nice. If anyone can point me to this information or send me
> anything I would greatly appreciate it.
Install the package named packaging-manual and look at
/usr/doc/packaging-manual/
It gets a little complicated after section 2, but you'll understand the
basics of building a binary package by hand if you read that far. The rest
is understandable, it just takes some work. :-)
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