README (English)
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DEB Package tools
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This directory contains files used by makepack-dolibarr.pl
script to build a package, ready to be distributed,
with format .DEB (for Debian, Ubuntu, ...).
# To build a debian package, you need first
# apt-get -i debhelper
# apt-get -i dpkg-source
# apt-get -i gpg
# This is standard command to work on Debian packaging:
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# gpg --gen-key Generate a GPG key
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# debconf-updatepo To run into po dir to regenate templates.pot
# podebconf-report-po --from eldy@destailleur.fr To send email to ask translations
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# lintian --pedantic -E -I package.deb To test a package
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# dpkg -l List all packages
# dpkg -b To build binary only package
# dpkg -c package.deb List content of package
# dpkg -I package.deb Give informations on package
# dpkg -i package.deb Install a package
# dpkg-reconfigure -plow package Reconfigure package
# dpkg -L packagename List content of installed package
# dpkg -r packagename Remove config files and interactive saved answers
# dpkg --purge Remove config files and interactive saved answers
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# dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc Build a source and binary package
To submit a package to Debian:
- Post an ITP with reportbugs :
> reportbug -B debian --email username@domain.tld wnpp
See page http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/#l1 for example of ITP requests contents.
- Wait until you received bug number.
For first ITP submission of Dolibarr, bug id was 634783.
- Check bug is into database by searching with id on http://www.debian.org/Bugs/
- Add a line for upstream into file changelog with bug number
- Call for a mentor on ML debian-mentors to upload packages
- Once package is uploaded, following URL are available:
http://packages.qa.debian.org/package.html
http://bugs.debian.org/package
