On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 8:59 PM, T o n g <mlist4sunt...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On Fri, 24 May 2013 02:14:39 +0000, T o n g wrote: > >> I'm a system learner. I.e., I learn through build up my overall >> knowledge first, before rolling up my sleeves and dive in. While trying >> to learn to maintain debian packages, I realized that there are A LOT to >> learn, which is hard. And I found what makes it even harder is that I >> have to learn such practical things bits by bits here and there. I.e., >> if such practical issues has been written out clearly, my life would be >> much easier. > > I had always been trying to maintain some useful debian packages that are > orphaned. More than 10 years ago, when glimpse was removed from the repo > [1], I told myself it was time to learn to maintain debian packages, so > that I could maintain glimpse (IMHO, glimpse is so far still the best > *personal* searching tool, and I still think it is more a 'political' > decision for it to be removed). > > [1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2001/09/msg00312.html > > But I have to admit that maintaining debian/ubuntu packages is convoluted > to me, even though I've tried to pick it up many times. I was always > defeated merely by reading through the overwhelmingly vast information, > and made only half way through. So it never happened. > > More than 10 years later, now I'm hoping to do it with a different > approach. In stead of starting background reading from the start over and > over again and never able to make it to the end, I'm going to start with > the easiest step that I can think of -- try to build and upload a > orphaned/removed package as the first step. > > So I found the glimpse dsc file at > ftp://ftp.cstone.net/debian/pool/non-free/g/glimpse/glimpse_4.18.5-1.dsc > > Can anyone explain me in simple commands how I can build and test upload > this glimpse package please? Of course, starting from to get it, and then > properly update the debian/changelog, all the way to test upload, in as > few steps as possible. > > Maybe "increase the least significant version # and add my change > comment, and my id" can be handled by a single properly parameterized dch > command, or maybe not. But proper commands always speaks for themselves. > > Thanks
Fetch the source tarball and debian diff: $ dget ftp://ftp.cstone.net/debian/pool/non-free/g/glimpse/glimpse_4.18.5-1.dsc $ cd glimpse-4.18.5 Add new changelog entry: $ dch -i Build (an unsigned) package: $ dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -us -uc Upload to ftpmaster.d.o (but there's no point in doing this if you're not a DD/DM): $ dput glimpse_$VERSION_$ARCH.changes There's obviously more to it, e.g. working with a patch system (quilt, or a VCS), running lintian, building in a clean environment with tools like pbuilder/sbuild, etc., but that'll get you started. One word of advice: pick a package that's more modern to learn from. Modern, short-hand dh is generally easier to work with (especially for simple packages) than classic debhelper. Regards, Vincent -- 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/caczd_tcjcx65r0hj9oxhwc_4bbmr1wcp4h6k3xfo4hsvoho...@mail.gmail.com
