> > > Are any developers looking at KAppTemplate w.r.t. having it generate > > > up to date Debianized KDE app templates? > > > > > > I've noticed that the debianrules supplied with the most recent > > > kapptemplate is not the same as the current one from Ivan > > > (ftp://kde.tdyc.com/pub/kde/kde.debian.tgz).
well...the one in kapptemplate should be the most up to date one. It currently resides in kde-common or whatever it's called. The tgz file above was a slap together to help people. kapptemplate contains the kde-common files so it *should* be up to date. > > > It would be nice to have these two pieces merged. > > > > Well, I am not at all opposed to have debianized templates... but > > since I don't have any Debian systems around and have never even used > > Debian, I wouldn't know where to start. > > Ya, that is why I sent a copy off to the debian-kde list; perhaps Ivan > or one of the other developers will jump in. once dh-make contains the ability for custom templates I'll upload a kde template package. > > You mention a 'debianrules' file. The one that I see in kapptemplate > > is in the 'admin' module which is the global one in KDE CVS. I see > > that the date on it for the most current version is Feb 04. I > > downloaded Ivan's version and his 'debianrules' file is Dec 04. > > Hmmm, all I really had to go on was the file size. The debianrules > from Ivan is 12-04-00, the one from kapptemplate-1.0.4.tar.bz2 is > 02-15-01 (when you built the archive, eh). > > Ivan, did I give the proper URL for the latest templates from you (if > you changed the location and didn't rm the old stuff I may have the > wrong one)? just curious 'cause... > > It doesn't really matter which debianrules is most current, they are > different, and that sounds like a potential problem. the one in CVS is the most up to date...(debianrules that is) I have not updated the templates on kde.tdyc.com in a while. > > Is that all that's needed, in any event? Ivan's package has a bunch > > of other files that I haven't a clue what are used for. > > I'm not sure, which is why I brought it up in the forum I did. > > The other files are templates for stuff required by Debian Policy; > there are programs used to Debianize and build .deb packages which > find information in the src tree (author, contact info, pkg name, > version, etc.) and incorporate it into the templates... cuts down on > the manual editing needed to get all the bits in place. > > I imagine a kapptemplate that could produce a proper debianized source > tree would need to (in addition to what it already does): stuff the > proper templates into the debian subdir, run dh_make. The "proper > templates" would probably need to be created from what Ivan has > already done, so they conform to KDE's policies regarding "kapp", > "kpartapp", "kpartplugin", etc... but that is getting a little beyond > my current skill level - I'm hoping a Debian developer picks up the > ball. I know *jack* about kapptemplate. Ivan -- ---------------- Ivan E. Moore II [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://snowcrash.tdyc.com GPG KeyID=90BCE0DD GPG Fingerprint=F2FC 69FD 0DA0 4FB8 225E 27B6 7645 8141 90BC E0DD
