I just found and fixed a small error in the .desktop file, so I uploaded a new package.
And the upstream changelog is indeed detected in Debian. But you still should check it. 2014-09-26 19:50 GMT+01:00 Bruno Nova <brunomb.n...@gmail.com>: > I uploaded a new package to Mentors (also updated the source tarball). > I think I fixed all issues/suggestions. > > > src/pc/DrMIPS/src/com/jtattoo/* was copyrighted in 2002, not 2012. > > Please, use '2002 and later', not '2012+'. I suggest the original text > > '2002 and later by MH Software-Entwicklung'. > > Thank you! Don't know how I failed that. > > >>> 5.d/links: I didn't understand your intend with this file. > >> > >> I added a patch to the package to install the PDF manuals to > >> /usr/share/doc/drmips/manuals, and used the debian/links file to create > a > >> link from /usr/share/drmips/doc to /usr/share/doc/drmips/manuals (this > is > >> acceptable, right?). > > > > > >Ok, I understand your concern but it is unusual. All packages put > > their docs in /usr/share/doc/. I suggest to remove this link. But I > > won't impose this. > > I changed to source code of the simulator. Now, if the "./doc" folder > doesn't exist, it opens the folder where "make install" installs the > manuals to (if it exists). > So, debian/links and the patch were removed, and this issue is solved. > (Should have done this earlier) > > > Ok! > > > > You can remove the d/docs files because upstream changelog will be > > automaticaly detected by DebHelper. > > That's interesting. I compiled the package in Ubuntu, and the upstream > changelog was not detected automatically. > It seems dh_installchangelogs was changed in Ubuntu to not install the > upstream changelog: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debhelper/+bug/637176 > I still removed the debian/docs file. Please check if the upstream > changelog is detected in Debian. I didn't have the time to test this in > Debian yet. > > -- > Bruno Nova > -- Bruno Nova
