On Fri, Apr 30, 2004 at 10:01:56PM +0000, n.v.t n.v.t <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was updating my deb with a new upstream version, but this time there was > no diff generated? I used uupdate -u ../newupstream-version.tar.gz and did > a dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot. Well, never heard about uupdate, but my bet would be that the upstream-version changed, so diff-ing could not find package_upstream-version.orig.tar.gz to diff to -- resulting a one-file-contains-all tarball.
> 1) > arch-independent-package-contains-binary-or-object You should get the offending filename with this warning. Or re-run lintian with the -i switch. > # Build architecture-independent files here. > #binary-indep: build > # We have nothing to do by default. > > # Build architecture-dependent files here. > binary-arch: build install > # Test directory before building debian package Do not uncomment binary-indep ! Policy states if there's a binary target, depending on binary-arch | binary-indep , then both target must exists. > (dh studff( > > binary: binary-arch > .PHONY: build binary-arch binary install clean The second binary would be binary-indep right? > 2) > I'm also confused about the debian policy 12.5 - the copyright section. > > How would one look? I already checked the new maintainers guide, but that > isn't upgraded yet. -- cut -- This package was debianized by your_name_here <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on exact_date_with_timezone_like_in_changelog. It was downloaded from upstream_download_location. Upstream Author(s): list_of_upstream_maintainers_with_email_if_possible Copyright: Short_version_if_the_full_license_is_in_base-files; or_long_version_as_of_on_upstream's_homepage. Link_to_Debian_stored_version_if_possible; ie: On Debian GNU/Linux systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in `/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL'. -- cut -- > Please CC me. Done. Hope this helps, Laszlo/GCS
