On Tue, Feb 06, 2001 at 07:18:24PM -0500, Jimmy Kaplowitz wrote: > Hi. I would like to play around with some program and try to come up with a > .deb for it, in order to learn how to do it. I'd like it to be reasonably > simple, but I'd also like not to be duplicating work that's already been done. > Can someone recommend a good package? I've been scanning freshmeat for > candidates, and I'm looking through wnpp as well. Any other ideas. Or, any > ideas of what kinds of packages I should be looking for? What dependencies > they should have? Should I start with a GNOME/GTK+ one, or a simple one that > just requires libc?
single binary, non-lib, non-daemon, with minimal configuration, non-setgid/uid, straightforward, small.. is pretty easy. Try looking at wnpp, or sourceforge 'packagers wanted' list for something that interests you and looks useful. -- Brian Russo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> GPG ID: 54D81666 Debian/GNU OS: http://www.debian.org <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> magnus frater spectat te - encrypt whenever possible
