Re: Making Debian Packages from tar ball files
Hi,
* Hamid <hrg27@spils.com> [030516 14:24]:
> Hi
>
> How can one make a debian package from a tar ball source ?
> For example, I have downloaded and installed "Downloader for X" (
> http://www.krasu.ru/soft/chuchelo/files/d4x-2.4.1.tar.gz )
> and now I want to install it on another Debian box.
Hmm, perhaps this is not such a good exmaple since d4x is already in
Debian :-)
The general answer is quite complicated. You could start by reading
the "New Maintainers' Guide"[1]
Or for a quick and horribly dirty solution make a tar ball of your
compiled binaries and convert it to a 3rd class .deb with alien (this
is by no means a recommended approach).
Nick.
1. http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/
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