On Sun, 29 Oct 2017 10:00:13 +0100, Arnt wrote in message <20171029100013.25b36b1a@d44>:
> On Sun, 29 Oct 2017 09:41:46 +0100, Arnt wrote in message > <20171029094146.5b8f8508@d44>: > > > On Sat, 28 Oct 2017 23:32:32 -0700, Rick wrote in message > > <20171029063232.gd30...@linuxmafia.com>: > > > > > Quoting Steve Litt (sl...@troubleshooters.com): > > > > > > > I don't know how to do the preceding, and I'm forever > > > > prioritizing other things above learning it. > > > > > > Well, if you have a spare hour some time, try debhelper[1] > > > > ...and start writing a tutorial as you learn, we're here to help > > (coach, bug-test etc) you thru writing the tutorial. :o) > > > > ..having you "just follow" Rick's advice means we have one more > > .deb packager, "making" you write a tutorial, makes you a good > > .deb packager, aaand, gives you an excellent recipe pointer to > > shove down e.g. my throat. ;o) > > > > > [1] > > > https://faceted.wordpress.com/2011/05/18/howto-build-a-trivial-debian-package-with-dh_make/ > > > > > > > ..I'd be more verbose, e.g.: > > #/bin/bash > > > > mkdir -vp foo-0.1 > > cd foo-0.1 > > dh_make --createorig --indep # ..this should prompt you to hit enter > > > > mkdir -vp essentials > > mv -v debian/{changelog,compat,rules,control} essentials > > rm -vr debian > > mv -v essentials debian # ..here I gather we want > > "debian/essentials"? > > > > echo './example-src/* ./' > debian/foo.install > > mkdir -vp example-src/usr/share/example > > touch example-src/usr/share/example/file # ..this should create > > # the empty (git source?) file (or file tree) to be installed > > > > dpkg-buildpackage -uc -tc -rfakeroot > > dpkg --contents ../foo_0.1-1_all.deb # ..now you can inspect > > # the resulting Devuan package > > # > > # > > # Pay attention to Leif's note here: "For reasons I haven’t > > # investigated, if you try to put files under /usr/local/ this > > # recipe won’t work. > > # (There are probably other directories this will also not work > > # for; /usr/share and /var are all that I’ve tried successfully.) > > <EOF> > > > > ..not yet tested, I too have questions. :o) > > ...and one answer, found in the 3'rd comment: > https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch08s03.html.en#id595726 ..if I could assume "Devuan Policy == Debian Policy", the next steps I would recommend, would be: ... https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/build.en.html#git-buildpackage and https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/ ..now, given "Devuan Policy != Debian Policy", we have: https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1110#p1110 ..other than "no-systemd" etc, how does our Devuan packaging policy differ from Debian's packaging policy? ..my preference is complying to our own Devuan packaging policy whenever I post tutorial or recipe etc ideas. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
