packaging libs for Maemo
 

OK so I am working on another port and while I am doing well enough at it, it requires a newer version of libguichan then Arnim has packaged for us. (0.6.1)

I have downloaded LibGuiChan 0.8 (the req) and I can compile it in scratchbox, but I have NO idea how to take a lib and make it a deb package so I (or anyone else) can install it on the tablets.

Does anyone have any advice or hints or thoughts on how to accomplish this?

Thanks!
-John

Re: packaging libs for Maemo
 

Either talk to the new debmaster, or grab the source from debian, which already has the required packaging information.

Re: packaging libs for Maemo
 

Just uploaded libguichan-0.8.1 to autobuilder

Re: packaging libs for Maemo
 

What is this autobuilder of which you speak? ;)

-John

Re: packaging libs for Maemo
 

The builder that builds source packages for Extras.

Re: packaging libs for Maemo
 

now it's built for diablo and should appear in extras-devel soonish

Re: packaging libs for Maemo
 

Great news, but for my own knowledge, how did this actually work? I mean go from a source code folder to the autobuilder and up.. I have been reading the how-to's but they assume a level of familiarity that I do not have...


-John

Re: packaging libs for Maemo
 

For this particular package:
1. I downloaded debian sources for guichan (apt-get source guichan)
2. I made a test build (dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot)
3. removed allegro and opengl depencies (from debian/control and debian/rules)
4. changed changelog (debian/changelog)
5. made uploadable source packages (dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -sa -S)
6. uploaded to autobuilder (dput diablo-extras-builder guichan_0.8.1-4maemo1_source.changes)

For general information about debian packages see http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ and http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/ and https://maemo.org/forrest-images/pdf/maemo-policy.pdf

Re: packaging libs for Maemo
 

oh, and it is already available in extras-devel... Thanks again...



-John

Re: packaging libs for Maemo
 

Guess I spoke too soon, I can not actually install it from extras. It is in the pool but if i try to find it in app manager it is no go and apt-get doesn't see it either. perhaps it needs more time to make it in the list.


-John

edit: if iI try to install it directly from the repro (with the browser) I get an incompatible application package...