Dear Andreas , thank you! I will move forward and implement all your suggestions.
I did download the source package (and then build the binary packages) , it is quite complete except from the /tests directory. Maybe because Linux Mint shares some repos with the Debian distribution , however not the unstable one? That is curious :) I had an extended look to the previous months of discussion in the mailing list but i didn't found any mention on the Debian Med policy. Thank you it was exactly what i was looking for. Kind regards, Kate On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 5:17 PM, Andreas Tille <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Kate, > > On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 04:44:18PM +0200, ka lou wrote: > > Dear all! > > > > Another fast update regarding my latest efforts to start with testing > > debian packages:) > > > > As i mentioned in my last email , i successfully managed to build the > above > > mentioned packages from source (i.e tophat, bwa) and produce the desired > > *.deb file. > > > > However , i still fail to have a *\debian\tests directory inside either > of > > these packages. > > This directory is insite the source package. It is just inside the > source you downloaded (if you have no to old version for whatever reason > - just make sure you download the source package from unstable. There > is nothing you need to create - but something that exists and where you > can learn from. > > > After some online research , i believe the problem is the fact that i am > > running a linux machine and my /etc/apt/sources.list does not have a > > deb-src repository. > > Well, yes, than you can not follow the `apt-get source` advise but you > can alternatively go to > > https://tracker.debian.org > > seek for the source package, specifically the *.dsc file, copy the link > to the *.dsc file and do > > dget <link_to_dsc_file> > > I wonder how you managed to build the binary packages without having > the source package ... > > > I did try to add such a repository , but i had problems with the keys > > validation. > > You should be more verbose what exact problem you have. Just post the > line you typed and the result you got here to get better help. > > > I will continue my research, however if anyone knows some helpful > tutorial > > on how to properly setup a debian repository in LInux mint, > > or has any other idea of what the problem might be it will be really > > helpful!! (Maybe it means that i should run sbuild after all?) > > The Debian Med policy which I'm frequently pointing to contains some > essential readings: > > https://debian-med.alioth.debian.org/docs/policy.html#readings > > Hope this helps > > Andreas. > > -- > http://fam-tille.de > >
