On Mon, Sep 03, 2001 at 04:26:02PM +0100, William wrote: > I am relatively new at attempting to build source/binary packages. I've > been looking for information online and this is what I have to go on. Any > pointers would be really helpful. > > The first thing that I did was to use dpkg-deb. My first question is, > what are control/changelog files and how would I create one? Everytime I > try to package something, it tries to locate 'debian/control' or > 'debian/changelog'. The only thing that seems to alleviate this is > 'dpkg-deb -b --nocheck <dir>.'
Don't use dpkg-deb manually; it's a low-level tool. Use dpkg-buildpackage instead. > Right now, I've switched over to using 'dpkg-buildpackages', but the same > error(s) still persists. If you install dh-make, you can see examples in /usr/share/debhelper/dh_make/debian. > If there is anyone out there who wouldn't mind teaching me on a 1v1 > session, I'd be in your debt. I learn better from a actual person > than through docs. If you like, go ahead and e-mail me privately with what you've got and I can point out any mistakes. Don't be surprised if I point you to docs from time to time, though. :) Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
