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Some notes from the WLUG meeting on [Debian] and packaging:
To create Debian packages, install:
-
-dpkg-dev, file, gcc, g++, libc6-dev, make, patch, perl, dh-make, debhelper, fakeroot, gnupg and
lintian.
-
+<verbatim>
+apt-get install
dpkg-dev, file, gcc, g++, libc6-dev, make, patch, perl, dh-make, debhelper, fakeroot, gnupg,
lintian.
+</verbatim>
* Choose a program
* Check no-one else is developing it already
* Debian: must have a license, as free as possible
* Get the source, make sure the source works
-* Run dh_make -e your@maintainer.address -f ../filename-version.tar.gz in the source dir & pick package type
+* Run ''
dh_make -e your@maintainer.address -f ../filename-version.tar.gz''
in the source dir & pick package type
** Single binary - creates debian/ directory
* Make the program install in a subdirectory using Makefile and debian/rules
* Edit debian/control, changelog, copyright, README.Debian etc
* dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot
-Investigate package with dpkg --info file, dpkg --contents file and lintian file
+Investigate package with ''
dpkg --info file''
, ''
dpkg --contents file''
and ''
lintian file''
make sure makefile has a proper install target, syntax of install program
install -d $(BIN) $(ICONS) $(DESTDIR)/etc
install -m644 file $(BIN) etc
@@ -26,18 +26,17 @@
copyright file
changelog file
rules file - makefile.
+<verbatim>
dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot
-
-
--
-
-The official reference for package building is the "Debian New Maintainer
's Guide", available at http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/
-
-The "Debian Policy Manual" is also an invaluable reference with lots of the finer details and information on making your packages comply with the Debian Policy (a must if you are trying
to get them in
to the actual distribution), get it at http://www
.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/
+</verbatim>
+You may want to also specify
-uc and
-us to ''dpkg
-buildpackage'
' to prevent it from attempting
to sign
the package
.
----
+! Other Resources
+* The official reference for package building is the "Debian New Maintainer's Guide", available at http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/
+* The "Debian Policy Manual" is also an invaluable reference with lots of the finer details and information on making your packages comply with the Debian Policy (a must if you are trying to get them in to the actual distribution), get it at http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/
+* AsSeenOnSlashdot, for a guide to making [Debian Packages|http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-debpkg.html?ca=dgr-lnxw01DebianLinux]
-Here is a link, AsSeenOnSlashdot, for a guide to making [Debian Packages|http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-debpkg.html?ca=dgr-lnxw01DebianLinux]
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