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Karl E. Jorgensen wrote: > On Mon, May 21, 2007 at 11:22:35PM +0300, Jabka Atu wrote: >> Howdy,.. > > God aften! ***though to my self : it is time to learn Norwegian or other Nordic language . > >> i've started reading >> [URL="" class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-maintainerscripts.html">"http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-maintainerscripts.html"]this >> manual[/URL] to understand how to create better packages for >> debian so i have created a small package that i call >> [URL="" class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/scex/klthemes_1.0_all.deb?use_mirror=osdn">"http://downloads.sourceforge.net/scex/klthemes_1.0_all.deb?use_mirror=osdn"]klthemes[/URL] >> so here is the control file : [CODE] Source: klthemes Section: >> contrib Priority: extra Maintainer: Jabka Atu >> <mashrom.head@gmail.com> >> >> Package: klthemes Architecture: all Depends: Description: >> Collection of kdm themes collected from kde-look.org by Jabka Atu >> include the next themes: hardDrive, Debian Orange, Technodream, >> daemonic-smegma_1.0, devil, yellowrose, >> sidux-highway,optical scanning 2007, KdmLinux, Kubuntu KDM Gears >> (tux)[/CODE] Summary: collection of kdm themes >> >> >> all nice and good but i need little help : >> >> 1.from some reason instead of using one line for summary and more >> for description all went to summry. > > The first line (i.e. the bit following "Description:") is the > package summary. This is a one-liner that dpkg, apt, aptitude and > others will display when showing package lists etc. > > The more verbose description should be on *subsequent* lines, > indented by *one* space, i.e. like this: > > Descripiton: Collection of kdm themes Themes collected from > kde-look.org by Jabka Atu include the next themes: hardDrive, > Debian Orange, Technodream, daemonic-smegma_1.0, devil, yellowrose, > sidux-highway,optical scanning 2007, KdmLinux, Kubuntu KDM Gears > (tux)[/CODE] > > Note the indentation. Also note that the summary (the indented bit) > will not always be shown under the one-liner description: it has to > make sense on its own. All of this is available at: > http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Description > > >> 2.i need to add depends: kdetheme and some how to make it >> install it if it isn't allready installed: i understand that i >> need to use preinst script could you please provide an example >> for example if i have foo dependency how would my preinst will be >> ? > > That is not the purpose of a preinst script. The package does not > concern itself with getting its dependencies installed (this is the > job of the package manage system). Instead you need to communicate > your dependency on them to the package management system. > > What you need is a line like this: > > Depends: kdetheme > > For the full gory details, see > http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-relationships.html > > Hope this helps > Tusen takk ,.. *i hope i didn't made a spelling error. or in plain IRC : 10q mate -- -- Could you at least use man ? Jabka Atu (aka mha13/Mashrom Head) -- |