Re: Packaging help: users and directories

[David <bouncingcats@gmail.com>]

On Wed, 29 Dec 2021 at 03:12, Gavin Henry <gavin.henry@gmail.com> wrote:

> Where are some good examples to read about adding a user and group,
> a systemd service file, a /etc/default file and creating a /var/lib/sentrypeer
> directory to hold an sqlite db file?
>
> Just look at official packages? I've read
>
> This is for:
>
> https://github.com/SentryPeer/SentryPeer
>
> and I've started here:
>
> https://github.com/SentryPeer/SentryPeer/tree/debian-packaging/debian

Hi,

(I reply assuming you seek packaging help, because that appears in
your subject, even though you don't mention that in your message)

There is another mailing list specifically for packaging questions:
  https://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/

That list is described here:
  https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMentorsFaq#What_is_the_debian-mentors_mailing_list_for.3F
By the way, where that wiki text says "Debian development",
that certainly includes packaging work.

I think that mailing list will be a good place for you ask your question
again, because it exists mostly for the purpose of Debian developers
to give high-quality answers to packaging questions.

Whereas there are relatively few developers on this list, debian-user.
This list basically exists to segregate user questions away from distracting
developers from their work, so they are not very active here, so asking your
question here does not really find the target audience that you need for
good answers.