Kristis Makris wrote: >On Mon, 2009-01-26 at 19:16 +0100, Michal Čihař wrote: >What do I need to do to change the package into being non-native ? >How/where do I specify the non-native version number ?
http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Version (short answer: in debian/changelog) >> 2. Please create proper debian directory and not by symlink to some >> directory with templates and other crap in it. >Debian is not the only distribution this system is packaged for. I don't >like to have a top-level directory called "debian" in the source code >repository. Instead, I have a directory called packaging/debian. Usually the debian directory is added seperately, and not in the upstream source. >> 4. Build fails as there are some hardcoded paths: make: Entering an >> unknown directory make: *** >> /home/mkgnu/devel/scmbug.0.26.13/SCMBUG_RELEASE_0-26-13/src/tests: >> No such file or directory. Stop. make: Leaving an unknown >There are no hardcoded paths in the build process. I'm not sure why this >error occurs. This link is no longer valid. Perhaps you can try building your package using pbuilder (see debian package of the same name) or cowbuilder. This is a good way to catch these kind of errors. >> 6. Please use litian: >> >> $ lintian -IE --pedantic scmbug_0.26.13.dsc >> W: scmbug source: ancient-standards-version 3.5.2 (current is 3.8.0) >> W: scmbug source: configure-generated-file-in-source config.log >> W: scmbug source: configure-generated-file-in-source config.status >Is it necessary that I correct warnings ? Look at it this way. You ask someone to sign off on your package for you; they are likely to find so many errors discouraging. At least the first one seems quite bad for a new package. How did you get such a version anyway? David Not a debian developer. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
