in need of the .changes

[josephboiteau@…]

Hi,
some tools need .changes file to integrate a debian package.

You apparently just publish the .deb file, no .changes, empty sources
Is it a wish ? why ?

Thanks for your answers.

[bas]

The build is a imple script:

• dpkg -b

so we do not have all the other files. In deb-package the source is included and you can also extract the DEBIAN directory

[josephboiteau@…]

I'm not the king of debian packaging but I'm sure you can do a bit better !
I've played a bit with debian helper scripts (packages dpkg-dev & dh-make), you wan't some hints ? It will help the changelog demand too :)

[bas]

Maybe i can do better ;-) and i am always open for suggestions or improvements. So if you have a beter solution for it, i will apply it.

[josephboiteau@…]

my basic files hierarchy, used to build the package

[josephboiteau@…]

I used the dh_make script du build the main structure
then, into sub debian dir:
i replaced autobuilded postinst prerm & control with yours
i quickly modify the copyright & README.debian files, you should revised them
i convert your original changelog into debian format
and i add a simple Makefile to answer rules file needs

you just have to add source files into sources dir (etc,opt & usr), remove you original
Changelog file, the debian system will recreate it from the one into debian/ (and the revision version took from it too)

then launch, from dir dellomsa-5.5.0, launch

dpkg-buildpackage

(from dpkg-dev package)
all files (.deb, .changes, etc...) should appear into parent dir

[bas]

thanks for the setup. I will look into it. The first thing i see it is not for 'all' architectures but for any and in my setup i can create packegs for amd64 and i386 on the same machine.

[bas]

and the dependencies dor amd64 and i386 are different.

[josephboiteau@…]

my basic files hierarchy, used to build the package multi arch

[josephboiteau@…]

watch my new submit, you have 2 different control files, one per arch
you can force the arch at build:

dpkg-buildpackage -ai386

(sorry, i had no right to replace my former attachment)

[bas]

Thanks i have added your changelog the new packing system and will consider the new setup.

[bas]

just close, we now have a changes file