On Wed, 2005-03-02 at 15:19 -0800, Gilbert, Joseph wrote: > Hi guys, > > I work for a software company that up until now has developed software, > mostly written in Java, that is deployed inhouse to servers that are > administering internally. > > We are looking at now exporting our code and making it useful to a wider > client base. This obviously will mean that the software packages will have > to be built as .deb, .rpms, tarballs and whatever else will be needed. I > have been told that I will likely be responsible for the packaging, being > the Unix System Administrator and thus having the most tools and experience > available to determine the makeup of these packages. > > However, this is entering a realm where I have little knowledge or > experience. Does anyone know of good resources for basic data and concepts, > something like an O'Reilly book on the subject. Please let me know your > recomendations.
http://www.debian.org/devel/ http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/java-policy/ You'll of course need Debian Sarge installed on some box or another. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. "Peace is normally a great good, and normally it coincides with righteousness, but it is righteousness and not peace which should bind the conscience of a nation as it should bind the conscience of an individual; and neither a nation nor an individual can surrender conscience to another's keeping." Theodore Roosevelt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]