Hi Vic,

On 21/03/2013 09:36, Vic wrote:
> 
> Has anyone got a numpty's guide to Debian packaging? I've got to build
> some .debs, and the docs I've found are somewhat lacking in detail...

The basic procedure is:

1. mkdir -p deb_file/DEBIAN
2. vi deb_file/DEBIAN/control -- fill in the package details
3. add your content to deb_file with the correct structure:
    deb_file/usr/bin/foo
    ...

4. create the md5sums: (cd deb_file; find * -not -name etc -not -name
DEBIAN -type f -exec md5sum {} \;) > DEBIAN/md5sums
5. create the package: fakeroot dpkg-deb -b deb_file .

I've attached a small tgz containing a Makefile system which I use to
create packages.  It's very simple and probably not very good, but it
works for me and is probably a good enough starting point for you.

Regards,
Chris
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