On Sat, 14 Dec 1996 19:59:19 EST Ioannis Tambouras ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > After reading the debian-faq, I am having trouble creating a > debian package for local use. One day it will reach debian.org too, > I hope! > > % ls > control.tar.gz data.tar.gz debian-binary control/ data/ > % /usr/bin/ar -rc ascii-1.2_1.deb control.tar.gz data.tar.gz debian-binary > > This ascii-1.2_1.deb (my unofficial debian package) is not recognized > by dpkg as a valid .deb package. What should I have done instead? Don't use this lowlevel stuff. Use dpkg to build your packages !!! dpkg -b <package> Phil. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]