Dear Kate, On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 04:44:18PM +0200, ka lou wrote: > Dear all! > > Another fast update regarding my latest efforts to start with testing > debian packages:) > > As i mentioned in my last email , i successfully managed to build the above > mentioned packages from source (i.e tophat, bwa) and produce the desired > *.deb file. > > However , i still fail to have a *\debian\tests directory inside either of > these packages.
This directory is insite the source package. It is just inside the source you downloaded (if you have no to old version for whatever reason - just make sure you download the source package from unstable. There is nothing you need to create - but something that exists and where you can learn from. > After some online research , i believe the problem is the fact that i am > running a linux machine and my /etc/apt/sources.list does not have a > deb-src repository. Well, yes, than you can not follow the `apt-get source` advise but you can alternatively go to https://tracker.debian.org seek for the source package, specifically the *.dsc file, copy the link to the *.dsc file and do dget <link_to_dsc_file> I wonder how you managed to build the binary packages without having the source package ... > I did try to add such a repository , but i had problems with the keys > validation. You should be more verbose what exact problem you have. Just post the line you typed and the result you got here to get better help. > I will continue my research, however if anyone knows some helpful tutorial > on how to properly setup a debian repository in LInux mint, > or has any other idea of what the problem might be it will be really > helpful!! (Maybe it means that i should run sbuild after all?) The Debian Med policy which I'm frequently pointing to contains some essential readings: https://debian-med.alioth.debian.org/docs/policy.html#readings Hope this helps Andreas. -- http://fam-tille.de