On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 10:04:35AM +1000, Ben Finney wrote: > Richard Hurt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
*SKIP* > > Also, the wide array of tools available to me is pretty > > overwhelming. pBuilder, cowbuilder, cowdancer, quilt, etc... The > > list is quite long and I'm not sure which one is old, new, mature, > > good or bad. Does anyone have any advice for a newbie packager that > > just wants a simple setup that works? What do you use? > > The Developer's Reference and New Maintainer's Guide should be your > first port of call. Read them thoroughly and become familiar with > them; they have much advice on tools and procedures. [To: OP] I would like to stress on that point. You *must* be familiar with Debian internals, with ways Debian builds from source, with Debian BTS. When something will go wrong, you'll be on your own. -- Torvalds' goal for Linux is very simple: World Domination -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
