On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 8:59 PM, T o n g <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > Is it possible to separate gpg signing from package building? > > As I'm still trying to learn Debian package building, I've found myself > fallen into this silly loop many times -- Thinking that the package would > be fine, I build it with gpg signing, but only to find out minutes later > that I need fix something and rebuild, and the cycle goes on and on. > > Now I'm thinking, wouldn't it be nice I always build the package without > gpg signing, and when finally I tested everything working fine, I sign > it. Would it be possible? Detailed steps (instead of a mere yes) > appreciated. > Hi T o n g, I agree with you! I like to use pbuilder-dist for this, from the ubuntu-dev-tools package, which I believe doesn't sign the package, and lets you do that after the fact if you're happy with it. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PbuilderHowto for more info about that. (Some of the info there is Ubuntu-specific, but much is applicable for Debian, too.) Cheers, Asheesh.
