@ 22 Nov 09
mkdebpackaging.sh: a minimalistic, crosscompilation-aware replacement for dh_make
the first step to create a debian package is usually using `dh_make', that
creates a few important files that are used to describe the package(s):
- debian/control: which packages are generated, what is necessary to build,
install…
- debian/changelog: gives the version number of the package and keeps traces of everything that happened to that package.
- debian/rules: a Makefile describinghow the software should be built
why did I wrote a replacement for dh_make ?
- dh_make does not support take care of crosscompilation-only CFLAGS or LDFLAGS
so that we had to tweak every debian/rules templates each time. Copy & paste
is boring and time-ineficient.
- dh_make creates a somewhat “too big” Makefile for our needs.
How to use it
- cd into a software source directory (remember that directories should be
named something like softname-X.x (X.x being the version)).
- execute the script:
$ /path/to/mkdebpackaging.sh -m “Sebastien BOCAHU” -e “sbocahu-AT-bearstech.com"
- edit debian packaging templates (files into debian/)
- build the package:
$ dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc # for native compilation
$ dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -aarmel # for ARM crosscompilation
Review it and give your point of view !
I wrote it quite quickly and many things can certainly be improved, so please
tell me :)
Patching ltmain.sh (libtool) can fail, so that you have to dig into it by your
own.