On Wed, Dec 29, 2004 at 10:58:09PM -0800, TIFR students wrote: > We would like to know which files are absolutely necessary for > creating .deb package (assuming u have all the source files needed). > We know about control file,changelog,rules,conffile, n scripts like > postrm,prerm,preinst,postinst. > > We have an idea of contents of a control file.But what is to be > contained in the scripts ? Are rules,changelog and conffile > necessary??
The standard package building scripts in dpkg-dev (and you shouldn't attempt to build Debian packages using anything less, although it's technically possible to put the bytes together in the right order in other ways) require debian/control, debian/changelog, and debian/rules. Debian policy further requires debian/copyright. Depending on the package you're creating, other files may be useful. For your other questions, see the Debian New Maintainer's Guide, the Debian Policy Manual, the documentation in the dpkg-dev package, and the documentation for any package-building helpers you're using. For instance, debhelper has a fine set of man pages. Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
