On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 6:54 AM, David Henningsson <david.hennings...@canonical.com> wrote: > On 2010-10-26 13:26, travis+ml-ubuntu-devel-disc...@subspacefield.org > wrote: >> Hey all, >> >> I'm packaging up some stuff, and finding that the process is, well, >> confusing. > I believe this list is what you're looking for: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu-mentors
The MOTU-mentoring is currently inactive, but there are some great resources at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Packaging/Training (The IRC training sessions are great time to ask questions, or find the instructors on IRC after class) If you want general packaging help, also check out the debian resources: http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/ http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/ http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ IRC: #debian-mentors on OFTC IRC network debian-ment...@lists.debian.org http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/ > I've got something that works with older debhelper stuff (prior to the > rules file being made into one target/command), and not sure how to > port what I was doing in rules to the new format. Specifically, I > want to make some files (a log file) owned by someone other than root. Switching to debhelper 7 (one target rules files) should be straight-forward, this is probably a discussion that we should have on IRC or debian-mentors (since it doesn't have to do specifically ubuntu development and we don't want to clog up people's mailboxes). You can upload your package to http://mentors.debian.net and ask questions specific questions on ubuntu IRC or debian-mentors mailing lists. As for changing permissions: Check to make sure you're not violating policy (some directories must be owned by root), but if your package needs user specific log files, you can create them in ~/.{packagename} using a wrapper when you launch the program or by hacking the source code to look for it in {HOME}. Regards, Scott -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
