Package: dpkg-repack Version: 1.50 Severity: wishlist Tags: patch Usertags: usability
People currently unfamiliar with the dpkg-deb interface might get confounded when using the --generate option, since they need to run dpkg-deb after modifying the generated directory, but they don't know the dpkg-deb interface or forgot how to use it. They might look at the dpkg-repack --help output, but that is missing the relevant command. They might look at the manual page, but that requires a context switch. The most useful place would be the --generate output, but they might appreciate knowing about the command up-front from the --help output. The attached patch implements both of these two suggestions. -- bye, pabs https://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise
From 86b65c6119e617c6750d00a0d9c43d770fef8fb7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Wise <p...@debian.org>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2022 07:12:28 +0800
Subject: [dpkg-repack] [PATCH] Show the command to rebuild the .deb in more
places
Currently it is documented in the manual page, so add hints to
the help output and the output from the --generate option.
Users who are unfamiliar with dpkg-deb will appreciate the hints.
---
dpkg-repack.pl | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/dpkg-repack.pl b/dpkg-repack.pl
index 5fd2877..f001779 100755
--- a/dpkg-repack.pl
+++ b/dpkg-repack.pl
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Options:
--root=<dir> Take package from filesystem rooted on <dir>.
--arch=<arch> Force the package to be built for architecture <arch>.
--generate Generate build directory but do not build deb.
+ Build with: dpkg-deb --build dpkg-repack.../ .
--tag=<type> Tag the package as being repackaged.
Types: none, description, version, all.
-d, --deb-option=<option>
@@ -313,11 +314,13 @@ sub Archive_Package {
Install_DEBIAN($pkgname, $build_dir, $inst, @conffiles);
# Do we need to create the binary packages?
+ my @cmd = ('dpkg-deb', @deb_options, '--build', $build_dir, '.');
if ($generate) {
info("created $build_dir for $pkgname");
+ info("build with: @cmd");
} else {
# Let dpkg-deb do its magic.
- SafeSystem('dpkg-deb', @deb_options, '--build', $build_dir, '.');
+ SafeSystem(@cmd);
}
}
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