This bug is referring to https://packaging.ubuntu.com/html/packaging- new-software.html .
Where would you recommend I read about how to package software? Why is a version control system needed for packaging software? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Packaging Guide Team, which is subscribed to Ubuntu Packaging Guide. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1898410 Title: "Packaging New Software" instructions don't work right Status in Ubuntu Packaging Guide: New Bug description: I've been writing software for decades, but I'm new to making binary packages of it. I use CMake and out-of-source builds; my source code is in ~/src/foo, my binaries are compiled in ~/build/foo/bar where bar is the type of build, and so I figured I should create a ~/package/ directory to make packages. So I installed the packages recommended for building packages and ran this: phma@puma:~/package$ bzr dh-make mirasol 0.1.0 ~/build/mirasol/cdbg/mirasol-0.1.0-Source.tar.bz2 bzr: ERROR: Either run the command from an existing branch of upstream, or move mirasol aside and a new branch will be created there. To someone who doesn't know Debian packaging, this error is quite unclear. The man page of bzr is no help; it doesn't mention the dh- make command. I looked at the ~/package directory; it contains the tarball and a directory mirasol which contains the source code. From the error I got from running dh_make, I'm guessing that the directory should be named "mirasol-0.1.0", but bzr created the directory, and I don't know how to tell it to include the version number. The prompt in the instructions is just "$". Could you add the directory to the prompt? To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-packaging-guide/+bug/1898410/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-packaging-guide-team Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-packaging-guide-team More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
