Hi Samo, On Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at 10:00:44PM +0100, Samo Pogačnik wrote: > > We can also do a call to figure out where you're at and what info you need > > because the huge scope of the general packaging related documentation can > > be a bit overwhelming and confusing, even if what you need to know is like > > 5% of that. > > Thanks for all your input, i'll try to setup the debian/build environment > first > and go through the provided links. Which debian-specific tools do you find > essential in your workflow, so that i can focus on them while reading the > docs?
For building I use debuild or git-buildpackage+sbuild depending on context. I create chroots for sbuild with a wrapper script around sbuild-createchroot using btrfs-snapshots for efficiency. To keep working on a package without having to reinstall the entire dependency tree (as sbuild does) every time I tweak sbuild's --anything-failed-commands or use schroot directly with a different chroot profile setup which has my homedir mounted. I'm not sure all of that is the easiest setup these days. It certainly needs "gardening" to keep it updated and in-sync between both my laptop and workstation and I have been looking into alternatives. https://github.com/lkhq/debspawn looks really neat and tidy but may be untrodden ground. Could be workable if you feel up to trying it. I would also be curios to know if it works well. See https://github.com/lkhq/debspawn/issues/27 for some discussion between ximion (the author) and josh (sbuild maintainer) how it compares against sbuild. When trying to understand how the build tools work and fit together keep in mind that debuild (the traditional default) is nothing but a wrapper around dpkg-buildpackage (which has a more extensive manpage) and passess most options down as-is. git-buildpackage (by default) wraps debuild (or optionally sbuild if you tell it to). sbuild allows building in chroots and has a number of fancy options to make that easy. Aah, it's nice and warm in the jungle but simetimes you get lost between all the vines~ --Daniel
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