| jscurtu | hi every one.... i saw the news about the UbuntuDeveloperWeek/Session here on IRC , i am interessted on packaging software on Ubuntu and wanted to know before i join in if the Session toutorials are for software dev's only, or if if Linux expirienced users can join in too?? | 07:46 |
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| nalioth | anyone can sit in, jscurtu | 07:51 |
| jscurtu | hey thats good... | 07:52 |
| jscurtu | thanks | 07:52 |
| quentusrex | Hello. I'm trying to learn to build a package. My first package I want to be able to add a debian package to my local private deb repo. I want to be able to build a package that will copy wallpaper images into the proper folder. What should I do first? I know how to run cp commands, but I don't have any experience building a package. | 13:54 |
| pleia2 | quentusrex: Ubuntu Developer Week starts on Monday, might want to see the link in the /topic for a session that can help you out - until then help on packaging is mostly in #ubuntu-motu | 13:55 |
| quentusrex | thanks pleia2 | 14:00 |
| jrib | !packaging | pleia2 | 14:01 |
| ubot5 | pleia2: The packaging guide is at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/PackagingGuide - See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/NewPackages for information on getting a package integrated into Ubuntu - Other developer resources are at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment - See also !backports | 14:01 |
| jrib | pleia2: if you want to get a headstart you can read those docs | 14:01 |
| jrib | erm | 14:01 |
| jrib | quentusrex: that was all for you :) | 14:01 |
| pleia2 | :P | 14:02 |
| quentusrex | jrib, My issue is that I've never built a package before. I don't know what steps are involved or what requirements there are. I've only installed packages. My start point is that I have a folder with images, and I want to make a package that includes the images and copies them into a specific folder. What is my next step? | 14:04 |
| jrib | quentusrex: http://wiki.ubuntu.com/PackagingGuide assumes no prior packaging experience | 14:06 |
| quentusrex | persia, do you know how to build a package? would you be able to help walk me through the first few steps? | 14:07 |
| jrib | quentusrex: you could probably grab the source package for something like ubuntu-calendar and see how it works | 14:07 |
| quentusrex | jrib, you too? | 14:07 |
| jrib | note that ubuntu-calendar has some artistic nudes in it, so depending on your environment, you may not want to open the actual images | 14:07 |
| quentusrex | from what I can tell I want to use dh_* tools | 14:07 |
| quentusrex | I want to put all the images in a single folder. | 14:08 |
| persia | quentusrex: Yes, and Yes, but not today. | 14:08 |
| quentusrex | :) ok | 14:08 |
| persia | man dh_install will tell you most of what you need. | 14:08 |
| quentusrex | ok | 14:08 |
| persia | Also, as I mentioned before, there was a session here in July about packaging packages that didn't need compilation, but you'd have to review irclogs.ubuntu.com to find it, as nobody wrote it up for the wiki. | 14:09 |
| quentusrex | because it seems most of what I need to setup the 'action' part of the package is in the 'rules' file. | 14:09 |
| quentusrex | am I on the right track? | 14:10 |
| quentusrex | persia, if you don't have time, I'm not trying to pester you. I'm also asking anyone else in this channel. | 14:11 |
| persia | Yes, the rules file defines how the package is built. You really want to read the link jrib posted, and look at some other packages. | 14:11 |
| quentusrex | persia, I've read through a lot of that link. | 14:11 |
| persia | Also, this channel isn't a general Q&A channel: it's scheduled for classes at various times. Currently nothing is scheduled until monday at 16:00 UTC. | 14:11 |
| quentusrex | but without any experience with building a package and what the terms mean, it doesn't make too much sense. | 14:11 |
| quentusrex | aah, ok | 14:12 |
| coolbhavi | hi persia | 14:13 |
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