Julien wrote: > Hi > im making my first package using deb-make (im using a doc witch explain > how to do with the game empire),
I am the author of that document and I have discovered to my chagrin that the version of the document on the web site is out of date. There is a later and more accurate copy at http://www.debian.org/~jaldhar/index.html I'll contact the Debian webmaster and ask him to change it. Actually even this version isn't fully up to date. i've been working on a newer version for a long time but unfortunately I just got married and so I haven't had a lot of free time. Still the URL I mentioned should be more helpful. The other things you need to know is that debmake is kind of out of fashion now and has been replaced by a different package called debhelper. Once you have your package created with debmake it's pretty easy to convert it over though. Just read the debhelper docs. There is a package called lintian which you should install. It will catch many violations of Debian policy you might accidently make. Lastly there is a list just for new developers called debian-mentors you can subscribe to if you need help or advice. > but i have a problem with DESTDIR. This > is the error message: > > make install DESTDIR=`pwd`/debian/tmp > make[1]: Entering directory `/home/julien/empire-1.1' > /usr/bin/install -o root -g root -m 0755 -s empire > debian/tmp/usr/local/games/empire > /usr/bin/install: debian/tmp/usr/local/games/empire: No such file or > directory > > DESTDIR should be debian/tmp and not `pwd`/debian/tmp no ? No. As Ben mentioned, the actual problem is the directories haven't been created. > How can change it ? Create a file called dirs in the debian directory and put the names of the directories you want to create, one on each line without the leading /. i.e.: usr/local/games usr/local/man/man6 etc. Hope this helps. -- Jaldhar H. Vyas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
