Changes between Version 22 and Version 23 of AndreesStuff

Timestamp:

Feb 23, 2007, 11:22:23 AM (19 years ago)

Author:

andree

Comment:

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AndreesStuff

@@ -1 +1 @@
 Mixed bag of things I'm just jotting down for now... I'd prefer if people could refrain from updating this page - get your own mixed bag! ;-)
 
-== Restore Problems ==
+= Building Packages for Debian (and Derivatives) =
+
+== Prepare ==
+
+To be able to build Debian packages, install the following packages to start with:
+- '''build-essential'''
+- '''fakeroot'''
+
+== Download ==
+
+Firstly, download the package sources from:
+
+[http://packages.debian.org/]
+
+or my download site for the bleeding edge (in Debian packages):
+
+[http://people.debian.org/~andree/packages/]
+
+You need to download the following three files for every package you want to build:
+- '''<package>_<upstream version>.orig.tar.gz'''
+- '''<package>_<upstream version>-<package version>.diff.gz''' 
+- '''<package>_<upstream version>-<package version>.dsc''' 
+
+== Unpack ==
+
+To create the build directory with the package source run:
+{{{
+dpkg-source -x <package>_<upstream version>-<package version>.dsc
+}}}
+
+== Build ==
+
+Change into the newly create directory named '''<package>-<upstream version>''' and run:
+{{{
+dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -us -uc > /tmp/build-<package>.log
+}}}
+
+'''Note:''' The above command may fail because build dependencies are not fulfilled. If the build fails, read the error message carefully and install any missing packages.
+
+'''Note:''' Appart from missing build-dependencies, there may be other issues building the packages on Debian derivatives or older versions of Debian. Often, toning down the dependencies defined in '''debian/control''' inside the build directory can help here. However, this is a bit more advanced.
+
+== Install ==
+
+In the parent of the build directory run:
+{{{
+dpkg -i  mindi_<package>-<upstream version>_<arch>.deb 
+}}}
+
+'''Note:''' The above command may fail because binary dependencies are not fulfilled. If the install fails, read the error message carefully and install any missing packages.
+
+== Further Reading ==
+
+For more, information about the fascinating world of Debian packaging, please have a look here:
+
+[http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/]
+
+and for a more comprehensive overview here:
+
+[http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/]
+
+For all information about Debian development including but not limited to package manangement, please see here:
+
+[http://www.debian.org/devel/]
+
+= Restore Problems =
 
 {{{
@@ -11 +75 @@
 busybox 1.1.3 (and possbily other version) may be broken on amd64 in that they seem to require the existence of /etc/mtab regardless of whether the corresponding configuration option is set or not. This is not an issue on i386.
 
-=== mondorestore killed ===
+== mondorestore killed ==
 
 If mondorestore gets killed during restore for no apparent reason, this may be a memory problem. If there is still swap space available, the underlying issue maybe the kernel OOM killer.
@@ -17 +81 @@
 On Debian Sid amd64, kernel linux-image-2.6.16-2-amd64-k8, version 2.6.16-14 has this problem, whereas kernel linux-image-2.6.16-2-amd64-generic, version 2.6.16-14 is fine.
 
-== Compilation Problems ==
-
-=== Compiler Warnings ===
+= Compilation Problems =
+
+== Compiler Warnings ==
 
 gcc 4.1.2 appears to be stricter than earlier versions when '-Wall' is used. The following is fine in earlier versions of gcc:
@@ -40 +104 @@
 (No '*' at the front!)
 
-=== busybox Error './sh: Cannot set tty process group (Operation not permitted)' ===
+== busybox Error './sh: Cannot set tty process group (Operation not permitted)' ==
 
 On Debian sid amd64, busybox versions 1.00, 1.1.3 and possibly others may give the following error when called as sh:
@@ -52 +116 @@
 This problem does not occur on i386.
 
-== Build from SVN on Debian (and maybe others) ==
+= Build from SVN on Debian (and maybe others) =
 
 Trying to build packages from SVN may currently have some issues. The following tries to address the ones I experience on Debian. They may be applicable to other environments as well.
@@ -158 +222 @@
 Install Debian package 'docbook'.
 
-=== Tip ===
+== Tip ==
 Run the following to just get mindi and mondo source tarballs:
 {{{