[10:04] <gabmus[m]> Hello people, I am an Arch user, and I'm trying to build an app I made (gtk+python) for debian into a .deb file for debian and ubuntu. I have already a vm running ubuntu mate 17.10 and I verified that the app builds and runs. I am using the meson build system and I already have all the necessary debian specific files in place (compat, control, copyright, rules, soruce/format). I was wondering if there was a simple
[10:04] <gabmus[m]> meson to deb tutorial I could follow, and since I couldn't find anything on google, I'm asking here. any clue? thanks.
[10:08] <ogra_> did you consider making a snap package instead ? https://snapcraft.io/docs/reference/plugins/meson
[10:17] <gabmus[m]> will make a flatpak further down the road
[10:17] <ogra_> well,up to you
[10:19] <gabmus[m]> ogra_: the whole thing about confinement isn't something I want to play around with right now. besides, flatpaks are easier to work with from a user perspective in my experience
[10:19] <ogra_> not really... depends on the ditro you are on
[10:21] <ogra_> in any case i wasnt suggesting flatpack vs snap but 1 snap vs 20 debs for 20 target distros and their different versions
[10:30] <ogra_> i.e. if i'd package a desktop app today i would simply roll a snap and a flatpack (well, i personally wouldnt do a flatpack, but thats just personal pref.) and not any distro package at all to not have all the deb/rpm/whatever maintenance overhead that brings
[11:05] <gabmus[m]> ogra_: I absolutely see your point, but I personally prefer to give the user as many options as possible. I myself almost always prefer a standard package over a snap or a flatpak
[11:06] <ogra_> sure, that totally a personal choice ...