On Sat, 13 Feb 1999, Mark Brown wrote: > I'm trying to split my MPICH package into several binary packages, and > having a hard time seeing where I'm going. Can someone reccomend a > simple multi-binary package that I could look at to see what everything > is supposed to look like - preferrably using debhelper? I'm trying to > move some of the man pages and a Java program out of the main package.
The debhelper pattern is described reasonably well in dh_movefiles. Most library packages are good examples - I suspect that imlib use debhelper, but I'm not sure of that. > On a related subject, MPICH is a development package which provides > bindings for languages other than C and wrapper scripts to compile those > languages. Would it be a good idea to move these out of the main > package into language specific packages? The resulting packages would > be relatively small, but it would ensure that all the installed binaries > actually work. On the other hand, it would mean even more clutter in > dselect. Clutter is a non-argument, IMO. On the other hand, there doesn't seem much point to me. Just document the fact briefly in README.Debian. I.e: This package will compile programs in languages X,Y, and Z. To use X, you'll need the package X-compiler, ..... Jules /----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------\ | Jelibean aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 6 Evelyn Rd | | Jules aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Richmond, Surrey | | Julian Bean | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | TW9 2TF *UK* | +----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------+ | War doesn't demonstrate who's right... just who's left. | | When privacy is outlawed... only the outlaws have privacy. | \----------------------------------------------------------------------/
