Milan Zamazal writes ("Packaging questions (newbie)"): > I'd like to contribute some packages, but I'd like to ask some > questions first: > > 1. One of these packages is the replacement of `libX11.so'. Do I have to make > whole alternative version of appropriate standard X package or is there some > way to make small "one-file-replacement" package?
Yes. It's in the manual. > 3. What and where are (are there?) up-to-date `Debian Packaging Guidelines'? Install dpkg 1.3.8 and run your favourite web browser on the local file /usr/doc/dpkg/programmer.html/index.html and .../policy.html/index.html. Thanks, Ian.