On Sat, 2003-10-25 at 17:32, Joshua Kwan wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 25, 2003 at 04:38:42PM +1000, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
> > I'm trying to create my first package, and don't know what to do to get
> > debian/rules to run ./configure. Eg:
>
> Assuming you used dh_make, debian/rules contains a configure and
> configure-stamp target.
dh_make, yes
rules targets:
build, depends on build-stamp
build-stamp, yes (may be this is what you meant by configure-stamp?),
depends on config.status
config.status, depends configure
configure, no ? (only as a dependency) ?, configure-stamp, no ?
Here is the relevant portion of rules, mostly auto-generated by dh_make:
=====
config.status: configure
dh_testdir
# Add here commands to configure the package.
CFLAGS=$(CFLAGS) ./configure --host=$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE) \
--build=$(DEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE) --prefix=/usr \
--mandir=\$${prefix}/share/man --infodir=\$${prefix}/share/info
build: build-stamp
build-stamp: config.status
dh_testdir
# Add here commands to compile the package.
$(MAKE)
/usr/bin/docbook-to-man debian/fastdep.sgml > fastdep.1
$(MAKE) -f Makefile.deb-install
touch build-stamp
=====
As you can see, although there is no configure _target_, the
config.status target appears to have the ./configure command in it
(third line of it's "mini" script, please excuse the wrapping).
I have tried expanding all the variables/ substitutions, and running the
resultant configure command, and that works. It seems that this part of
the make file is simply never run.
> You want to stick ./configure into the configure-stamp target, then
> touch configure-stamp.
If you need, I can post the whole file, but as mentioned there's no
configure-stamp, dependency or target.
> I think you need to bone up on the general workings of Makefiles though.
> [See below..]
Tis true.
> OK, maybe you already know this, but I'm feeling verbose tonight...
> [...snip make intro...]
> I hope maybe this can help you with your debian/rules wrangling with
> regards to running configure.
Much appreciated. The GNU manuals can be a little terse sometimes.
However, I have some more questions, as per above.
> Also watch out for the warnings that dpkg-source is giving you. Those
> look rather ominous.
I'm happy to tackle ominous warnings... :)
Thanks heaps
Zen
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