Re: General question about package building
Hans wrote:
> For my own purposes I want to build a package with my own content.
> It will content several wordlists I created and need them as package, when I
> build a live image.
>
> All wordlists shall be in /usr/share/wordlists1/.
>
> Now my question: Is it correct, that I create a folder like
>
> ~/wordlist1
>
> then below this folder I make directories like
>
> ..usr
> ..usr/share/
> ..usr/share/worlist1/
> ..usr/share/wordlist1/first_list
> ..usr/share/wordlist1/second_list
> ..usr/share/wordlist1/second_list/words
Yes.
> and then do a "dpkg-buildpackage" or is my dpoing wrong?
You will need a wordlist1/DEBIAN directory, with several files
in it.
https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debmake-doc/index.en.html
(also available in .de.html) is a good guide.
Chapter 6 has the definitions of the files you will need.
> As this package is only for me (at the moment!), I do not really care of
> entries in desciption and so on. This I can do later, when I want to release
> it.
>
> Does one know, if wordlists are protected by any law?
It depends on your jurisdiction, and it does not matter at all
until you actually release it.
This Wikipedia article might be a good start:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threshold_of_originality
-dsr-
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