Hi All, I'm currently working on packaging Mucsa, a lightweight tiling WM. Like dwm, it can be configured through its header file (config.h), which has to be recompiled each time, but unlike dwm, its settings can also be configured in a .musca_start file (in $HOME by default, does not need recompiling whatsoever). So, how would you suggest I package this? Assuming I compile against the default settings in config.h (which are quite sane), should I:
-have config.h put somewhere on the system? -put a reasonable .musca_start in /usr/share/doc/musca/example? -create an empty (other than comments) .musca_start in /etc and change the configuration to read from there by default? -create one in /etc, only call it musca.conf, muscarc, or something more standard for /etc -create a .musca_start containing the defaults already set in config.h, just so people know what options are set and can change them? -do something totally different? My flexibility with this option is as follows (taken from the author's website): Setting: startup Default: .musca_start Description: (optional, only in config.h) Path to a file containing Musca commands to run at start up. The default setting is relative to the working directory; ie, Musca will use $HOME/.musca_start only if Musca is started from $HOME, which is the usual method for login managers. The file must contain one command per line. Lines starting with hash # are comments and blank lines are acceptable. (I know it says "commands," but they can be used to set all of musca's options. Unfortunately, I don't think there's a way to set musca's config.h to look for .musca_start in $HOME first and fall back to /etc, although, maybe this could be fudged with a well-placed symlink? Also, seeing as the Makefile contains no install target by default, should I write one and record it as a patch with quilt? Is something like: install: musca install -d $(DESTDIR)/usr/bin install ./musca $(DESTDIR)/usr/bin ok? I know I would give instructions for what to do with the config file here too, but that's to be decided. Finally, my understanding is that when packaging for Debian, manpages should not be copied over in the makefile, but instead specified in the musca.manpages file in debian/. Is this correct? Sorry for the ignorance, this is my first Debian package, I have read the New Maintainer's Guide and most of Debian Policy. Thanks to those who can bear my questions. Best, Nick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/aanlktiny45ju4szkqem0zj8hcpc2z26avksy-yhcs...@mail.gmail.com
