Re: Article: How to make a Debian package without using a helper

2005-01-12 Thread Alexander Schmehl
* Miriam Ruiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [050109 02:25]: > I've written an article showing how to make a package > just using dpkg and dpkg-dev. [..] > The document is right now in the wiki: > http://women.alioth.debian.org/wiki/index.php/English/BuildingWithoutHelper Did you read the lates Debian Weekly

Re: Article: How to make a Debian package without using a helper

2005-01-12 Thread Jutta Wrage
Am Mittwoch, 12.01.05 um 14:18 Uhr schrieb aec: $ tar xvfz roaddemo-1.0.1.tar.gz would create a directory roaddemo-1.0.1 not roaddemo_1.0.1 It would create what ever is packed into it, which I do not know in this case. cu Jutta -- http://www.witch.westfalen.de http://witch.muensterland.org -- To

Re: Article: How to make a Debian package without using a helper

2005-01-12 Thread Miriam Ruiz
--- Giovanni Ridolfi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: > Dear Miriam, > > I think I found some typos in your nice article. > > > if she/he already did. > I'd suggest you to use "they" instead of "she/he" > see e.g.: > http://lists.debian.org/debian-www/2004/08/msg00075.html > > and... I'd rather

Re: Article: How to make a Debian package without using a helper

2005-01-12 Thread Rob Taylor
aec wrote: It was created by extracting roaddemo-1.0.1.tar.gz, which happened in the line 'tar xvfz roaddemo-1.0.1.tar.gz' Not to nitpick but I think Giovanni is correct... $ tar xvfz roaddemo-1.0.1.tar.gz would create a directory roaddemo-1.0.1 not roaddemo_1.0.1 Ah, um, yes, you're qu

Re: Article: How to make a Debian package without using a helper

2005-01-12 Thread aec
> Giovanni Ridolfi wrote: > >> $ cd roaddemo_1.0.1 > >I do not understand when the *directory* roaddemo_1.0.1 (underscore) > >was created. > > > > Rob Taylor wrote: > It was created by extracting roaddemo-1.0.1.tar.gz, which happened in > the line 'tar xvfz roaddemo-1.0.1.tar.gz' Not to nitpic

Re: Article: How to make a Debian package without using a helper

2005-01-12 Thread Rob Taylor
Giovanni Ridolfi wrote: Dear Miriam, I think I found some typos in your nice article. > if she/he already did. I'd suggest you to use "they" instead of "she/he" see e.g.: http://lists.debian.org/debian-www/2004/08/msg00075.html and... I'd rather prefer you use the present perfect instead of past si

Re: Article: How to make a Debian package without using a helper

2005-01-12 Thread Giovanni Ridolfi
Dear Miriam, I think I found some typos in your nice article. > if she/he already did. I'd suggest you to use "they" instead of "she/he" see e.g.: http://lists.debian.org/debian-www/2004/08/msg00075.html and... I'd rather prefer you use the present perfect instead of past simple if she/he alre

Re: Article: How to make a Debian package without using a helper

2005-01-09 Thread Gustavo Noronha Silva
Em Dom, 2005-01-09 às 02:25 +0100, Miriam Ruiz escreveu: > I've written an article showing how to make a package > just using dpkg and dpkg-dev. It shall not be > undestood as "here's an easy/good way to maintain your > packages", but as "here is how the insides of debian > package building works".

Article: How to make a Debian package without using a helper

2005-01-08 Thread Miriam Ruiz
I've written an article showing how to make a package just using dpkg and dpkg-dev. It shall not be undestood as "here's an easy/good way to maintain your packages", but as "here is how the insides of debian package building works". I don't know if it can be useful for anyone, in case it is, I'd be