Hello, Try the tricks at this URL: http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-pkg_basics.html#s-sourcebuild
It's a step by step on building a .deb package. Ionel Mugurel Ciobîcã wrote: > > Hi all, > > I want to make a .deb package. In order to to that I try simply > to see if I can remake an existing one. I took the hello package > and I did 'dpkg -i hello_1.3-16.deb test/'. Then I went in the > test directory and I did `dpkg-deb -b --nocheck . hello_1.3-16.deb'. > I used --nocheck because I learn that I need a ./DEBIAN/control file > but google is returning only cvs log files when I search for > an example DEBIAN/control file. I get a deb file which is a bit larger > than the initial one, but which contain the same files in the same > structure. I try to read the deb-make man page, but I don't understand > it, that is why I went directly to dpkg-deb. > > For instance in /usr/doc/debmake/HOWTO.first_time it say that after > running deb-make one have to make modifications in debian/rules. > That file it look to me as a Makefile and I don't understand such > files. What do I have to modify? If I simply run it it give errors > so I can't continue. > > It is a simply way for people who are not maintainers, who don't > know to deal with Makefile related issues to make a .deb package? > It is the way I described in the first lines in my e-mail an > accepted way to do it? I mean, I can put the files in the subdirectories > trees as it should for the instalation, and then I run > dpkg-deb -b --nocheck . program_0.0-0.deb > > Which kind of documentation I should read? > > I appologize if this is not the right list for this questions. > > Thank you for your help, > Ionel Ciobîcã > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ---------------------- Nantenaina Tianarivo Simicro Internet Madagascar [EMAIL PROTECTED] TEl (261 20) 22 648 83 ----------------------
