On Sun, Apr 09, 2006 at 01:20:06AM -0700, David Liontooth wrote: > Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > >David Liontooth wrote: > > > >>I occasionally run into tarballs without a makefile. How do I turn those > >>into Debian packages? > >> > >>Here's an example -- otk_lib from http://otk.sourceforge.net/. > >> > >># tar zxvf otk_lib_0.47.tgz > >>otk_lib/gadget_lib.c > >>otk_lib/letter2vector2.c > >>otk_lib/otk_lib.c > >>otk_lib/Readme.txt > >>otk_lib/gadget_lib.h > >>otk_lib/otk_lib.h > >> > >>I rename the directory libotk-0.47, enter it, and run dh_make -s, > >>getting "Currently there is no top level Makefile." The Readme.txt says > >> > >>/* To Compile: Directive in code should detect environment and do the > >>right thing. */ > >>/* > >>Unix/Linux: > >>*/ > >>/* cc -O -c -I/usr/X11R6/include otk_lib.c -o > >>otk.o */ > >>/* Link with: -lGLU -lGL -lXmu -lXext > >>-lX11 */ > >> > >>Do I put these into debian/rules? Where? > >> > >>I was hoping I could make a few changes and run fakeroot > >>dpkg-buildpackage. > >> > >>Dave > > > >I would just put those into the debian/rules. There is not enough there > >to justify a full-blown makefile in my mind. You could write a nice 5 line Makefile and send it upstream, or you could stuff the upstream README into debian/rules.
> OK, that's good news, but I need a bit more help -- where do I add them > to rules? See policy for the required targets. Compiled sources are arch-dependendent. > CFLAGS = -Wall -g > > Can I add the "Link with" line to give You shouldn't; there are CPPFLAGS for the preprocessor, and LDFLAGS for the linker. > CFLAGS = -Wall -g -lGLU -lGL -lXmu -lXext -lX11 Use LDLIBS instead. > Does that work? Yes but.. > What about > > -O -c -I/usr/X11R6/include otk_lib.c -o -O is another CFLAG. make should take care of -c and -o automatically, from the rule database that knows how to compile .c to .o and .o to ELF. > Under "# Add here commands to compile the package." I just have > > $(MAKE) > > I don't know the syntax here. MAKE is a variable, $(MAKE) is the contents of that variable. You could run make -asdf -f ./debian/rules, and the "-asdf" would be preserved in the sub-make. You should read the gnu make manual: http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/make.html Justin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
