please, review and enhance "How to split a package into several smaller packages"

Hello, I am studying Debian packaging (someday I will ask for a sponsor and start the nm process) and some time ago realized a lack of documentation about spliting a package into multiple binaries. Since them, collected many hints and links, by searching net and from mentors, and now wrote a small

Re: variables from shell output in makefile

Hello, Unfortunately, it does not work. The debian/rules processing uses make. And make does not expand "`" as an external shell command directive, like bash. It has the $(shell command) directive, instead. Thanks for your suggestion. Does someone knows about a package having a debian/rules with s

Re: variables from shell output in makefile

Hello, thanks for your suggestions. I will try the ones not already tried. Already tried without spaces surrounding the "=". The code snippet is from my debian/rules file. The export shell is allowed in debian/rules? Did not tried ":=" . I thought it was a single expand, not recursive as "=". 1)

debconf: how write sections and comments at php.ini?

Hello, I am trying to create a rudimentary package for php-java-bridge. After reading debconf tutorials and man pages, I am still needing info about how create a section "[something]" and how write comments in php.ini (which do not belong to this package) the right debian way. Please, where do I fi