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| Newer page: | version 5 | Last edited on Monday, August 18, 2003 11:53:46 am | by CraigBox | Revert |
| Older page: | version 4 | Last edited on Saturday, July 12, 2003 11:15:15 am | by DanielLawson | Revert |
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To create Debian packages, install:
dpkg-dev, file, gcc, g++, libc6-dev, make, patch, perl, dh-make, debhelper, fakeroot, gnupg and lintian.
+* 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
+** 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
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+make sure makefile has a proper install target, syntax of install program
+install -d $(BIN) $(ICONS) $(DESTDIR)/etc
+install -m644 file $(BIN) etc
+
+Editing debian files.
+
+Control file - add dependencies etc.
+copyright file
+changelog file
+rules file - makefile.
+
+dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot
+
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The official reference for package building is the "Debian New Maintainer's Guide", available at http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/
