Hi Paul, you should definitely read
http://www.netfort.gr.jp/~dancer/column/libpkg-guide/libpkg-guide.html It should answer most of your questions, including package layout and the role of -dev packages. Regarding the install location: does your package use autoconf? You then probably simply need to pass a --prefix=/usr parameter to the configure script to install it in the proper places. Otherwise you might need to further examine the build and install mechanism of your package ... Don't know about your general Debian packaging knowhow, but some other "must reads" are: http://www.debian.org/doc/devel-manuals#maint-guide http://www.debian.org/doc/devel-manuals#devref http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ Regards, Andreas Paul Cager wrote: > If you are able to help me with some problems I am having packaging an > application with some shared objects (.so libraries), I would be very > grateful. I know very little about SOs, and even after a bit of research [...] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]