On Thu, Sep 01, 2005 at 10:00:37PM +0200, Bastian Venthur wrote: > Christoph Haas wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 01, 2005 at 08:01:59PM +0200, Bastian Venthur wrote: > >> Hmmm could you please give me a hint how to use this? My steps are the > >> following: > >> > >> 1) unpack tarball > >> 2) rename dir if not compatible with debian's naming convention > > > > No need to do that. Just enter the directory - no matter what it's > > called. > > this is exactly the reason, why I allways rename the dir: dh_make refuses to > work if I run dh_make in the "nuvola" dir: > > --- > The directory name must be <package>-<version> for dh_make to work! > I cannot understand the directory name or you have an invalid directory > name! > ---
I haven't had any case where the upstream hasn't named the tarball's content different from the package-version scheme. But one issue comes to my mind: Did you call dh_make with the "-f" option to tell it where the upstream tarball resides? Without that option it would look for ../package_version.orig.tar.gz. I don't think that it's completely evil to repack the upstream archive if it has strange formats or naming conventions. Examples are: - the archive is in .tar.bz format - the archive is in .zip format - the upstream provides a debian/ directory that you find unusable > That's really no problem, it might be frustating to find a sponsor > sometimes, but having people who are willing to help eases this a bit ;) Just tell. I had lots of trouble finding sponsors. Yet another reason I helped found <ad>mentors.debian.net</ad>. ;) Once your package is fixed I'll offer sponsorship. Let us know when you are done. Regards Christoph -- ~ ~ ~ ".signature" [Modified] 3 lines --100%-- 3,41 All -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
