I need to create a new .deb package of Realxtend project (https://github.com/realXtend/naali). It's a huge project with a lot of dependencies and a automatic bash script (/tools/Linux/build-deps.bash) to download, compile and install all deps and executables. So I try many tutorials but I often some errors and i'm stuck because tutorials are outdated (with new 'rules' file mainly) ...and also because i'm not a dev initialy.
So, for beginning, I just need create a .deb file exactly like an simple archive ie not interpret any building process, 'makefile', or others kind of things. I would like just compress/uncompress a .deb file contains all project already configured with all dependencies like a .zip file with any folder, uncompress all content just next the archive.
I have 2 folders /naali and /naali-deps with various files (exe, src, lib,...) configured with running build-deps.bash on Ubuntu Precise x64.
I run dh_make,
clean and fill /debian files (changelog, control, copyright),
create a gpg key and run sudo debuild -us -uc -k0xCODE (i heard 'sudo' it's "bad" but i don't know without...)
I get this :
dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -D -us -uc
dpkg-buildpackage: warning: using a gain-root-command while being root
dpkg-buildpackage: source package realxtend
dpkg-buildpackage: source version 0-1
dpkg-buildpackage: source changed by sylvain Bicherel <sylvain.bicherel@gmail.com>
dpkg-source --before-build realxtend-0
dpkg-buildpackage: host architecture amd64
fakeroot debian/rules clean
dh clean
dh_testdir
dh_auto_clean
dh_clean
dpkg-source -b realxtend-0
dpkg-source: info: using source format `3.0 (quilt)'
dpkg-source: info: building realxtend using existing ./realxtend_0.orig.tar.gz
dpkg-source: warning: ignoring deletion of file naali-deps/build/bullet-2.81-rev2613/Extras/CDTestFramework/License.txt.bak
dpkg-source: warning: ignoring deletion of directory naali-deps/build/bullet-2.81-rev2613/autom4te.cache
dpkg-source: warning: ignoring deletion of file naali-deps/build/bullet-2.81-rev2613/autom4te.cache/traces.1
dpkg-source: warning: ignoring deletion of file naali-deps/build/bullet-2.81-rev2613/autom4te.cache/output.1
dpkg-source: warning: ignoring deletion of file naali-deps/build/bullet-2.81-rev2613/autom4te.cache/requests
dpkg-source: warning: ignoring deletion of file naali-deps/build/bullet-2.81-rev2613/autom4te.cache/traces.0
dpkg-source: warning: ignoring deletion of file naali-deps/build/bullet-2.81-rev2613/autom4te.cache/output.0
dpkg-source: info: building realxtend in realxtend_0-1.debian.tar.gz
dpkg-source: info: building realxtend in realxtend_0-1.dsc
debian/rules build
dh build
dh_testdir
dh_auto_configure
dh_auto_build
dh_auto_test
fakeroot debian/rules binary
dh binary
dh_testroot
dh_prep
dh_installdirs
dh_auto_install
dh_install
dh_installdocs
dh_installchangelogs
dh_installexamples
dh_installman
dh_installcatalogs
dh_installcron
dh_installdebconf
dh_installemacsen
dh_installifupdown
dh_installinfo
dh_installinit
dh_installmenu
dh_installmime
dh_installmodules
dh_installlogcheck
dh_installlogrotate
dh_installpam
dh_installppp
dh_installudev
dh_installwm
dh_installxfonts
dh_installgsettings
dh_bugfiles
dh_ucf
dh_lintian
dh_gconf
dh_icons
dh_perl
dh_usrlocal
dh_link
dh_compress
dh_fixperms
dh_strip
dh_makeshlibs
dh_shlibdeps
dh_installdeb
dh_gencontrol
dpkg-gencontrol: warning: Depends field of package realxtend: unknown substitution variable ${shlibs:Depends}
dh_md5sums
dh_builddeb
dpkg-deb : construction du paquet « realxtend » dans « ../realxtend_0-1_amd64.deb ».
dpkg-genchanges >../realxtend_0-1_amd64.changes
dpkg-genchanges: including full source code in upload
dpkg-source --after-build realxtend-0
dpkg-buildpackage: full upload (original source is included)
Now running lintian...
warning: the authors of lintian do not recommend running it with root privileges!
W: realxtend source: configure-generated-file-in-source naali-deps/build/celt-0.11.1/config.status
W: realxtend source: configure-generated-file-in-source naali-deps/build/celt-0.11.1/config.log
W: realxtend: new-package-should-close-itp-bug
W: realxtend: empty-binary-package
Finished running lintian.
...so i need help on :
1) Do you know a updated and complete tutorial (for newbie) other than 'Debian New Maintainer' and irc/maillist like #debian-dev... -> see Phpdna link and for specific sources packaging where i understand my error and use dpkg-source cmd : http://debian-handbook.info/browse/wheezy/sect.source-package-structure.html
2) How do make a 'debianization' of my project ? -> with dh_make then dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot, it's the (a) good way
3) Where are my errors ? -> empty-binaries-files lintian warning is normal, then wrong cmd : need dpkg-source, not dpkg-deb
4) What should I do with ${shlibs:Depends} ? -> an automatic lib-deps-links thing, i don't mind on that now
5) Why I have a empty-binary-package ? -> in fact, all data already build stay in .orig.tar.gz in my case
Thanks a lot if you can enlighten me on .deb package magic.
EDIT :
So i found the final cmd i need, just dpkg-source -x projet-version.dsc. I didn't understand .deb file contents only changes and i stucked with debuild and dpkg-deb -... cmds for building not for extract sources (and any files).
Solution :
sudo apt-get install debhelper build-essential dh-make- create folder /project with another folder into contains all project named /project-version
dh_make --createorigin /project-version +rm -rf *ex *EX README*in /debian + fill correctly /debian/{rules;copyright;changelog}dpkg-buildpackage -rfakerootwith-us -ucor-k0x[GPG-KEY]in /project-version- Keep always together {project_version.orig.tar.gz (all data projects); project_version.debian.tar.gz (modifs); project_version_all/any.deb (modifs); project_version_arch.changes (meta); project_version.dsc (meta)}
- Run
dpkg-source -x projet-version.dscto extract project
So now, go to add some automatic scripts with it and as soon as it will succes, i will mark resolved.
