On Dec 28, 2007 10:04 AM, Kumar Appaiah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Mauro, > > I can't build your package at the moment (not near my sid machine), > but I saw the changes you made, and they are very much in the right > direction. However, you should build a non-native package. To do this, > before building the package > > 1. Put localizator_0.2.orig.tar.gz in the directory before the > "source" directory. Ensure that it has NO debian/ directory; that is, > the tarball should be the "upstream" tarball, and the Debian specific > things will appear in the .diff.gz. > > 2. Set the version in the changelog to 0.2-1 instead of 0.2. 0.2 is > the upstream version, while the `1' after the hyphen refers to the > Debian revision. Say, some days later, you make changes tothe Debian > packaging _without_ changing anything in the .orig.tar.gz. In such a > case, you would just make the Debian specific change, write a > changelog entry for 0.2-2 and build it. This way, the packaging and > upstream are separated. See some example packages to get this point > clear. > > Once you get this done, build your package, and install it and run it. > Once it seems OK, you have a basic package working. Then, fine tune > your packaging by running lintian -i -I on the changes file, and > observe the warnings and advice to correct them. If you go through > these steps carefully once, it'll be very easy to do them the next > time onwards. > > I'll check your package again tomorrow, but if someone else > (preferably a DD) comes up for checking before that, it would be nice. > > HTH. > > > Kumar
Hi there, Kumar i did the changed you recomend me, and everything worked fine now. thanks :) If anybody could give me any other advice or comments about this package, i'll appreciate this The url is: http://mentors.debian.net/cgi-bin/sponsor-pkglist?action=details;package=localizator Thanks, Mauro -- ----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK---- Version: 3.12 GCM/O d->dpu$ s-:- a-->a+++$ C+++ LU P+ L++ E W+++ N !o K w O !M !V PS+ PE Y+ PGP t 5– X R tv++ b- DI D++ G+ e h!>h-- r>r+++ y+ ----END GEEK CODE BLOCK----
