-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Ian Bicking <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I think it would all be clear if I just had a tar of a directory tree > that was set up to make a package (like hello). Is it possible to > deconstruct hello.deb, or is there source somewhere...?
I'm a newbie at this too, but here's what I have learned: The source should be in the distribution tree, probably someplace like ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/hamm/main/source/misc/ (I probably have some parts of that path wrong, it might be easier to get it off the web pages :) You need all three files, the .orig.tar.gz, the .diff.gz, and the .dsc. Put them all in a directory, do 'dpkg-source -x <file.dsc>' to unpack them, and enjoy. The "Developers Corner" on the website has a couple of documents which talk about the basics of creating a package. Hint: use deb-make or debhelper (which is apparently the preferred thing to use now) to do the hard work :) Using deb-make, it took me about five minutes to make a basic binary package... deb-make, edit a couple of files, fix the makefile to install stuff in the right place, su, and 'build'... Good luck, - --Rob - -- Rob Tillotson N9MTB Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3a Charset: noconv Comment: Processed by Mailcrypt 3.4, an Emacs/PGP interface iQCVAwUBNUO37nR+ngWruQ4VAQF2bgP/TIy7MEdN7pGdhn9tMSYF6onmp9CY6io5 TowNIF9XzV4a9nTr8gFJVBdu/D6ieD4+SGraaojjkdkaWv98I+/b3loDRhIh0VVg 7MuEdrLL0pz8IgInL9Fp+wQhyeU+cyf/RNPEut3kZG6aSzWhfrzSMZD/J7HY48G0 Kx/NgppTkbg= =mXxe -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
