On 19 Jan 2002 00:02:18 -0500 Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello All, Hello
> I am not a Debian Package Maintainer (as of yet). And this is probably > not the right mailing list for these questions. If not, please let me > know so I can move the discussion to the right place. this is the right list =) > First question (of many to come): using dpkg-buidpackage, I use the > option -k<gpg key id> and sign the package successfully (I think). How > on earth do I check to see if the .deb is signed and correctly signed? > During the process of the build, it asks me for my secret key/code and > it says it was successful but I do not see my (gpg) signature anywhere. you signed the .changes and the .dsc files (you could have found this out by carefully reading what was printed on your terminal, btw) > Second question: I am making a .deb that is for any platform (it is a > perl script/config files. But when I do the dpkg-buidpackage it makes > the deb blahblahblah_i386.deb although in the config files I have stated > that is for any platform. What am I doing wrong? set Architecture: all on your control file and build you package on the binary-indep target of the debian/rules file (and don't forget to read policy again) []s! -- Gustavo Noronha Silva - kov <http://www.metainfo.org/kov> *---------* -+-+--+-+--+-+--+-+--+-+--+-+--+-+--+-+--+-+--+-+-+ | .''`. | Debian GNU/Linux: <http://www.debian.org> | | : :' : + Debian BR.......: <http://debian-br.cipsga.org.br>+ | `. `'` + Q: "Why did the chicken cross the road?" + | `- | A: "Upstream's decision." -- hmh | *---------* -+-+--+-+--+-+--+-+--+-+--+-+--+-+--+-+--+-+--+-+-+ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]