On Tue, Feb 28, 2006 at 07:55:35PM -0500, Justin Pryzby wrote: > > Thank you for this explanation. Although I still have some issues with > > it, it seems I should build infrastructure for building source packages. > > (Earlier, one just needed dpkg-source -b; now it seems there must be > > some script or makefile target to construct a fake .orig directory and > > then build the source with that.) It feels funny that I have to make a > > dummy "pristine" source for the Debian project while I've been releasing > > the "debian-specific" source outside Debian for ages. > The .orig *directory* is a temporary artifact created, used, and > removed by dh_make for initial packaging only; you don't need it. All > you need to have a nonnative package is to have a > ../$package_$version.orig.tar.gz. The problem is that it is often > misnamed.
I know it is so; it's just that in my case, the .orig directory is a temporary artifact to create the .orig.tar.gz permanent artifact. :) By letting dpkg-source build the .orig.tar.gz, I can at least ensure that it gets properly named. Panu -- personal contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED], +35841 5323835 technical contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.iki.fi/atehwa/ PGP fingerprint: 0EA5 9D33 6590 FFD4 921C 5A5F BE85 08F1 3169 70EC -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
