< Hi, < < On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 06:42:23PM +0100, Grammostola Rosea wrote: < > How do I get the *.dsc file of a package which is not in Debian but in < > tar.gz format? < > Just follow the maintainers guide on my Debian lenny system and rebuild < > it, using the *.dsc file with pbuilder? < < Yes. If the 'package' is in .tar.gz format it is probably the upstream source, < in which case you must follow the maintainers guide and package it from < the beginning.
I got this answer on different mailing list before: a. unpack upstream tarball b. create and populate debian/* c. run 'dpkg-buildpackage -S' This would create you an diff.gz and an dsc file that you can give pbuilder. NB: b. is almost always non-trivial, I can only recommend studying the "New Maintainers Guide" for that. hth mira -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
