"Dominik George" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > - Ran dpkg -b in order to get a .deb package out of that
Yes, that's all 'dpkg -b' does: it builds the *binary* package (the foo.deb). > But all I am left with is a .deb file - so nothing I could upload to > mentors.debian.net or such. You want 'dpkg-buildpackage'. Read its man page to see that you can use it to build either binary or source packages, and much more flexible besides. > All guides I could find explain how to either build a source package That's exactly what you should be uploading to mentors.debian.net. > or how to use dh_make - which needs a Makefile that compiles the > sources. Er? The upstream package doesn't need to have a Makefile at all, I don't know what gave you the impression that's a requirement. You merely need to construct the 'debian/rules' file (which is, itself, a makefile) with rules to do the right thing for the expected targets. If that's running "make build" for the upstream package, then do that; but if it's something else entirely, do that instead. -- \ “Leave nothing to chance. Overlook nothing. Combine | `\ contradictory observations. Allow yourself enough time.” | _o__) —Hippocrates | Ben Finney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
