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diff --git a/debian/README.source b/debian/README.source new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a21f5eee --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/README.source @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +How to build the package - for CI systems, etc + +1 - install all the build-dependencies as listed in the debian/control file. + From the repo top-level directory: + +apt-get install `dpkg-checkbuilddeps |& sed "s/.*://g" |& sed "s/(...[0-9]*)//g"` + +2 - run debuild (the flags will avoid signing the built packages): + From the repo top-level directory: + +debuild -uc -us + +*************** + +quilt patches format + +Note that we use the dquilt format for patches as outlined on Debian's wiki: +https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/modify.en.html#quiltrc + +Please consider using the same format to avoid excessive churn when adding or +refreshing patches. + +Add the following to your ~/.bashrc (or equivalent): + +alias dquilt="quilt --quiltrc=${HOME}/.quiltrc-dpkg" +complete -F _quilt_completion $_quilt_complete_opt dquilt + +And then create a new ~/.quiltrc-dpkg file with content: + +d=. ; while [ ! -d $d/debian -a `readlink -e $d` != / ]; do d=$d/..; done +if [ -d $d/debian ] && [ -z $QUILT_PATCHES ]; then + # if in Debian packaging tree with unset $QUILT_PATCHES + QUILT_PATCHES="debian/patches" + QUILT_PATCH_OPTS="--reject-format=unified" + QUILT_DIFF_ARGS="-p ab --no-timestamps --no-index --color=auto" + QUILT_REFRESH_ARGS="-p ab --no-timestamps --no-index" + QUILT_COLORS="diff_hdr=1;32:diff_add=1;34:diff_rem=1;31:diff_hunk=1;33:diff_ctx=35:diff_cctx=33" + if ! [ -d $d/debian/patches ]; then mkdir $d/debian/patches; fi +fi + +Open a new terminal or souce ~/.bashrc, and then you will be able to use +dquilt. |