+++ Neil Williams [2009-06-18 13:33 +0100]: > On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:04:51 +0200 > hoefle marco <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello, > > I am experimenting with the debian/emdebian tools. The goal is to have > > an "emdebianized" library. > > For which you must first have a working, Policy compliant, Debian > library package with supporting metadata.
Actually, if you are only using it internally it doesn't _have_ to be policy compliant, although that's still a good idea as everything in policy is there for long-term supportability. > > What I did now to get an emdebian package: > > > > -dh_make -e [email protected] > > -f ../libdbusapihasler-0.0.0.tar.gz > > That is nowhere near enough to generate a Debian package and therefore > insufficient to create an Emdebian package from that. Packaging for > Debian is not a trivial task, especially for libraries. > > > This creates the ./debian/control file + several others. I edited the > > control file, dh_make suggests the package name, so > > libdbusapihaslerBROKEN was changed to libdbusapihasler. > > The dh_make template files need considerable editing before they will > generally make a useful package. Yes - there is a fair amount more fettling you need to do, although for a simple library package it's not that difficult. The main thing is to be careful about naming, and so-names. The Debian policy document explains how it should be done. > You are missing 99.9% of the work of packaging a library for > Debian. That's a bit harsh. For a simple package dh_make could easily have done 60% of the work, but it leaves you the hard parts :-) > This issue has nothing to do with Emdebian and everything > to do with learning Debian packaging requirements. All Emdebian > packages need to start out as Policy-compliant Debian packages. Like I said, all you really need is a working library package. We package a couple of libraries locally for our projects and there is a certain amount of whinging from Lintian, but they work fine in a Grip system. But yes, this is all about 'how do I package a library for Debian'. There is very little special about emdebian packaging: an xcontrol file and making sure the rules file is cross-build compatible are the only extra requirements. Wookey -- Principal hats: iEndian - Balloonboard - Toby Churchill - Emdebian http://wookware.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
