are you using debhelper scripts? if yes, check the DH_COMPAT variable in debian/rules file.
if it is 1, among other things, the first binary package referred in debian/control will be searched in debian/tmp. if it is 2, the first package will be searched in debian/{$PACKAGE_NAME} directory. the debian/rule anyway says in the "make install" line to install the stuff in debian/tmp, ence the misbehavior if DH_COMPAT is set to 1. i had a problem like this. On Tue, Dec 19, 2000 at 03:01:09PM +0100, Raphaël HALIMI wrote: > Hi, I'm new to this list so, if I'm out of the subject, please tell me > which list I must use. > > i'm trying to build a package from a source tar.gz file. To accomplish > this, I installed the package "maint-guide" and followed all > instructions in it (installation of new packages, etc etc). Finally, > after some hours spent trying, I had a ".deb" package. But this is VERY > strange... There's no program in this package. Only the docs. Although > the program compiles and installs (in the tmp dir) good, the content of > debian/tmp/bin and debian/tmp/lib ain't copied i the .deb. The > maintainer's guide tells to run "lintian" on the package, to see if > there's any error; but even this, I can't do it, because gpg complains > about not finding my secret key and so it dpkg-buildpackage doesn't > build this .changes file. I did run gpg--gen-key.... > > Please, can someone help me ? I think i'm going crazy... > > Thanks in advance. > > -- > Raphaël HALIMI > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----[ Domenico Andreoli, aka cavok --[ http://filibusta.crema.unimi.it/~cavok/gpgkey.asc --[ 3A0F 2F80 F79C 678A 8936 4FEE 0677 9033 A20E BC50
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