Changes between Version 6 and Version 7 of WikiStart

Timestamp:

11/21/11 17:08:36 (12 years ago)

Author:

kdeugau

Comment:

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WikiStart

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 = debbuild =
 
-`debbuild` was written to be able to create packages that will install cleanly on Debian systems without going through the head-beating I found was required to follow the Debian New Maintainer's Guide, and pretty much any other Debian packaging guide.  (Things seem to have gotten better since I originally started `debbuild`.) It uses the build process and command-line options of `rpmbuild`, but produces packages that will install on Debian systems. Please note, it is theoretically //possible// to create Debian Packages with `debbuild`, however no effort was made in this direction.
+`debbuild` was written to be able to create packages that will install cleanly on Debian systems without going through the head-beating I found was required to follow the Debian New Maintainer's Guide, and pretty much any other Debian packaging guide.  (Things seem to have gotten better since I originally started `debbuild`.) It uses the build process and command-line options of `rpmbuild`, but produces packages that will install on Debian systems. Please note, it is theoretically //possible// to create Debian Packages with `debbuild` (or at least, `.deb` packages that comply with [http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ Debian Policy]), however no particular effort was made in this direction.
 
 As an interesting bonus, if you're careful about filesystem paths, commands, pre/post/(un)install scripts, etc, etc, you may be able to write one spec file that you can use to create packages that will install and work correctly on **//both//** Debian(ish) and !RedHat(ish) systems - and any derivatives or relatives that follow [http://www.linuxbase.org/spec/refspecs/LSB_1.2.0/gLSB/swinstall.html FHS guidelines].