Basic Debian Packaging - Revision history

Laurel at 21:33, 31 July 2010

2010-07-31T21:33:29Z

Laurel at 21:32, 31 July 2010

2010-07-31T21:32:58Z

Laurel: class not currently offered

2010-07-31T21:32:18Z

class not currently offered

Vagrant: add link to packaging howto on wiki.debian.org

2008-01-07T00:59:42Z

add link to packaging howto on wiki.debian.org

Vagrant: fix broken link

2006-12-27T01:02:18Z

fix broken link

Matteo: levels

2006-11-28T08:09:47Z

levels

Vagrant: fleshing out some of jeff's comments

2006-03-28T20:53:23Z

fleshing out some of jeff's comments

Jeff: /* cdbs basics */

2006-03-28T20:08:03Z

cdbs basics

Jeff: /* contents of a debian directory */

2006-03-28T20:06:42Z

contents of a debian directory

Jeff: /* cdbs basics */

2006-03-28T19:31:11Z

cdbs basics

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	The Basic Debian Packaging class should give a basic understanding of how to build a debian package from some common types of source tarballs or repositories, with the assistance of several helper utilities.		The Basic Debian Packaging class should give a basic understanding of how to build a debian package from some common types of source tarballs or repositories, with the assistance of several helper utilities.

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	The Basic Debian Packaging class should give a basic understanding of how to build a debian package from some common types of source tarballs or repositories, with the assistance of several helper utilities.		The Basic Debian Packaging class should give a basic understanding of how to build a debian package from some common types of source tarballs or repositories, with the assistance of several helper utilities.

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		+	The Basic Debian Packaging class should give a basic understanding of how to build a debian package from some common types of source tarballs or repositories, with the assistance of several helper utilities.

	==background==		==background==

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 The Basic Debian Packaging class should give a basic understanding of how to build a debian package from some common types of source tarballs or repositories, with the assistance of several helper utilities.
 ==background==
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 * [[Debian Package Repositories]]
 * gnupg-signed packages
 * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HowToBuildDebianPackagesFromScratch
 * http://women.debian.org/wiki/English/BuildingWithoutHelper

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 * gnupg-signed packages
 * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HowToBuildDebianPackagesFromScratch
-* http://women.alioth.debian.org/wiki/index.php/English/BuildingWithoutHelper
+* http://women.debian.org/wiki/English/BuildingWithoutHelper
 * [http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/index.en.html Debian New Maintainers' Guide]
 * [http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ Debian Policy]

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-===overview===
+The Basic Debian Packaging class should give a basic understanding of how to build a debian package from some common types of source tarballs or repositories, with the assistance of several helper utilities.
-===background===
+==background==
-====prerequisites====
+===prerequisites===
 * basic familiarity with [[Basic_Linux_Command_Line_for_Builders|commandline]] and [[Command Line 2]]
 * basic familiarity with [[Where_Is_Everything|linux]]
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 * familiarity with a text editor
-====suggested background====
+===suggested background===
 * rudimentary understanding of building and compiling software
 * basic understanding of cvs or subversion
-===terms===
+==terms==
 * upstream
 the source of the software- the originating author, the current development team
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 the directory in which the source code is unpacked.
-===tips for working environment===
+==tips for working environment==
 * keep a web browser pointed to this page
 * open several terminal windows
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 ** keep hitting tab!
-===topics covered===
+==topics covered==
-====prep work====
+===prep work===
-=====finding software=====
+====finding software====
 * is it already packaged:
 ** packages.debian.org
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 ** google.com
-=====grab and unpack a tarball=====
+====grab and unpack a tarball====
 * gnu hello:
   wget http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/hello/hello-2.1.1.tar.gz
   tar xvzf hello-2.1.1.tar.gz
-=====environment variables=====
+====environment variables====
 * DEBEMAIL
 * DEBFULLNAME
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   export DEBEMAIL DEBFULLNAME EDITOR
-====the debian directory====
+===the debian directory===
-=====creating the debian directory=====
+====creating the debian directory====
 * using dh_make (package dh-make)
   dh_make -s -c gpl
 * dh-make-perl for packaging perl modules
-=====contents of a debian directory=====
+====contents of a debian directory====
 * copyright
 ** add copyright holder's name and relevent copyright
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 * other examples: *.ex and *.EX files
-====cdbs basics====
+===cdbs basics===
 * add cdbs to build-depends or build-depends-indep debian/control
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 * look in /usr/share/cdbs/1/class for more source types
-====debuild====
+===debuild===
 * without gpg keys:
   debuild -uc -us
-====basic troubleshooting====
+===basic troubleshooting===
 * lesspipe
   lesspipe ../hello_2.1.1_i386.deb | less
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 ** pbuilder/sbuild
-====lintian====
+===lintian===
 * debian policy checker
   lintian -i ../hello_2.1.1_i386.changes
-===additional and related topics===
+==additional and related topics==
 * [[Debian Package Repositories]]
 * gnupg-signed packages

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   egrep -ri copyright * | less
 * changelog
-** dch (part of some package, I know not which)
+** dch (a.k.a. debchange, part of the devscripts package)
 ** version
 ** release
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 * control - what packages are being made, what dependencies there are, who made them, and descriptions
 * rules - the file that controls the build process
-* other files
+* other files (note that these may not be needed for a proper makefile-based source package)
 ** *.install - in here, put all the files you want installed, first their location in the tree, then a space, then their location in the filesystem, but leave off the root / at the beginning.
 ** *.manpages
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 * add cdbs to build-depends or build-depends-indep debian/control
-* magic snippet for a complete debian/rules file (i.e. replace rules with these 5 lines):
+* magic snippet for a complete debian/rules file (i.e. replace rules with the following lines):
   #!/usr/bin/make -f
   # uncomment the next line if using a makefile-based source