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List:       debian-user
Subject:    Re: Building debian packs
From:       "Karl E. Jorgensen" <karl () jorgensen ! com>
Date:       2002-08-22 21:41:12
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On Thu, Aug 22, 2002 at 10:31:35PM +0200, Raffaele Sandrini wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I am not able to build debian packages out of the KDE source... (the needed 
> files are supplied directly via the KDE)
> 
> I have the code installed and run:
> dpkg-deb -b <root_of_source>
> and i get the error that it can't open the DEBIAN dir. Ok i rename the 
> "debian" 
> dir to "DEBAIN" and then i get an error about parsing errors in the 
> DEBIAN/control file...

AFAIK dpkg-deb -b is a very low-level tool that is invoked very late in
the build process (once the executables are built and installed into a
suitable directory structure).

You probably want to use one of:

    $ fakeroot debian/rules binary
or
    $ dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot

the latter will sign your package(s) too

> Please don't say that their are procompiled versions avail...

Yes there are :-) (no: *you* said that! :-)

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