On Fri, Mar 10, 2006 at 10:35:22PM -0000, StealthMonger wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Is there a document describing software packaging good practices for > general use, not specific to Debian, preferably in electronic form? I'm not entirely sure I understand what you mean.
> Debian discourages creating Debian-native packages: "This type of > packaging is only appropriate for the debian-specific packages, which > will never be useful in another distribution." [1] But creating it > for other distributions requires some knowledge of what those other > distributions expect of a package. Of course Debian doesn't attempt to describe with other distros expect. Since you're talking about stuff that will apparently be used in other distros, you want a non native package anyway, right? Justin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
