On Wed, Jun 27, 2001 at 03:13:31AM +0200, Robert Millan wrote: > Hello, > > I'm on my first package. The upstream people provide just a perl script which > should go to /usr/bin. I'm reading the instructions of the maintainer's guide > (/usr/share/doc/maint-guide/) and all the steps and examples are desgned for > creatinga binary package from a source tarball. > > I've tried to configure this file myself, but when i issue the command > 'dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot' i always get the same error: > > dpkg-genchanges: failure: cannot read files list file: No such file or > directory > > What am i doing wrong? I guess i have a problem in my rules file. just in > case i post it here too: > > --------------------------------------./debian/rules > #!/usr/bin/make -f > # Sample debian/rules that uses debhelper. > # GNU copyright 1997 to 1999 by Joey Hess. > > # Uncomment this to turn on verbose mode. > #export DH_VERBOSE=1 > > # This is the debhelper compatability version to use. > export DH_COMPAT=1
This isn't the solution to your problem, but FYI you should go DH_COMPAT=2 at least > > build: > > clean: > > install: > dh_testdir > dh_testroot > > # Add here commands to install the package into debian/tmp. > mkdir -p `pwd`/debian/tmp/usr/bin > /bin/cp `pwd`/esms `pwd`/debian/tmp/usr/bin/ > > # Build architecture-independent files here. > binary-indep: build install > # We have nothing to do by default. > > # Build architecture-dependent files here. > binary-arch: build install > > binary: binary-indep binary-arch > .PHONY: build clean binary-indep binary-arch binary install > --------------------------------------------------EOF > > thanks-- > Robert Millan Debian GNU user > zeratul2 wanadoo es http://getyouriso.org/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Eric VAN BUGGENHAUT [EMAIL PROTECTED]
