Author: branden Date: 2004-03-25 14:16:42 -0500 (Thu, 25 Mar 2004) New Revision: 1178
Modified: HACKING Log: Add section describing how to build xfree86 packages from the trunk. Modified: HACKING =================================================================== --- HACKING 2004-03-25 19:01:12 UTC (rev 1177) +++ HACKING 2004-03-25 19:16:42 UTC (rev 1178) @@ -239,6 +239,36 @@ didn't have the package under revision control. Now they simply need to do what a changelog should do -- log changes. +Building the package +-------------------- + +The following procedure is recommended for build-testing the trunk. Example +commands are given for most steps. + + 1) Ensure Debian unstable is in your sources.list. + 2) Install the packages you'll need to build the xfree86 source package. + apt-get build-dep xfree86 + 3) Install devscripts, which will make life easier. + apt-get install devscripts + 4) Retrieve the Debian xfree86 source package. + apt-get source xfree86 + 5) Change directories into the unpackaged source tree. + cd xfree86-4.3.0 + 6) Remove the debian/ directory. + rm -r debian + 7) Export the debian directory of the trunk of the XFree86 Subversion + repository. + svn export svn://necrotic.deadbeast.net/xfree86/trunk/debian debian + (You can use the --revision option if necessary.) + 8) Create a changelog entry that identifies this as a local build. THIS STEP IS + IMPORTANT. DO NOT LEAVE IT OUT. + dch -D local -i "Local build for testing purposes." + (Feel free to be more specific with the text of the changelog entry.) + 9) Build the package. + debuild -us -uc +10) Upgrade to the resulting packages. + dpkg -iO ../*.deb + $Id$ vim:set ai et tw=80:
