----- Original Message -----
> > Actually some advice would be great, having had an initial look into
> > this one now. Patch below shows the basic split we'll need to make
> > the architecture independent packages generated separately, but I'm
> > not sure how to fit that split into the rest of the rules file (I get
> > the same sort of errors with a change like this in place no matter
> > what I try - maybe its obvious to someone more deb knowledgeable?).
>
> I have not tested the patch but I see why it would not work.
>
> Try putting "dh_builddeb" somewhere in binary-indep, otherwise the
> actual .deb packages will not be created.
>
> Thanks.
>
Taa. I see problems in the binary-indep target before the build reaches
that stage though. The debian/rules uses dh_install(1) - in particular,
it relies on this behaviour from the man page...
On the other hand, maybe you have a large package that builds
multiple binary packages. You can use the upstream Makefile to
install it all into debian/tmp, and then use dh_install to copy
directories and files from there into the proper package build
directories.
And dh_install fails when used by the binary-indep target - it requires
files from both binary-indep and binary-arch, I think. Does that mean
dh_install can no longer be used for these targets as described above or
does that stage need to done elsewhere? (before dh_builddeb I'm sure)
Thanks.
--
Nathan
