On Wed, Apr 03, 2002 at 12:07:47AM +0000, David H. Askew wrote: > so there will be > > jedit > jedit-doc or jedit-doc-html (which is prefered)? jedit-doc
> The docs are distributed in the same src package as the program, so if I > make two packages, one for the docs and one for the binary.. won't the > debian archive contain two identical versions of the source code when it > is uploaded? .. this seams kinda bloated ... so I'm sure there is something I > don't understand ... is this what multiple-binary packages are for? There will be one source package and two binary packages. Your control file will have three clauses. The system understand this sort of thing very well. > if not ... is it acceptable for me to split the original src tarball > locally and upload the split versions to the debian archive, or must the > sources be "prestine" ... The sources should be as near as possible to upstream. Splitting them up is not neccessary. > .. any insights, thoughts, RTFMs (which ones, what section) would be > helpfull Look at the debhelper examples, remember that a -doc file is arch independent while the binaries are probably arch dependent. You can test this by using a -B, it shouldn't re-make the doc package again (this is what the porters use). - Craig -- Craig Small VK2XLZ GnuPG:1C1B D893 1418 2AF4 45EE 95CB C76C E5AC 12CA DFA5 Eye-Net Consulting http://www.eye-net.com.au/ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIEEE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian developer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
