On 06/16/2013 09:33 PM, Vadim Kolchev wrote: > Hi all, > I don't know whether it is appropriate to write to this mailing list on > this matter. I'm rather new to Debian and I would like to learn more > about packaging and to try to do some packaging for myself. I read > appropriate wiki pages, and I have to note that they are not oriented > towards total beginners in packaging and it seems to me that they are > very detailed and are great for reference for those people who already > have some experience. So my questions are: > 1. What do I need to know to learn debian packaging > 2. What mandatory steps are there to build package properly > 3. Are there any known resources on the internet that give step-by-step > examples of package building with detailed explanation of all the steps? > > Thanks in advance and sorry if posted to wrong mailing list. > > Best regards, > Vadim Kolchev > >
I think the best way to learn something is to try it. Just take the software you want to package ( or better a simple software for testing ) and start with packaging, the maint-guide should be more or less enough and if you stuck, feel free to ask debian-mentors mailing list. I think there is no guide which can cover all aspects of packaging, sometimes it is super easy as packaging of some perl modules ( thanks to dh-make-perl devs ), sometimes it is almost not possible... Also have a look on this pdf's http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2011/05/msg00126.html Good Luck! Alex -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/51bf134c.9010...@biotec.tu-dresden.de
