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diff --git a/includes/sid/common/doc/source-unpack.txt b/includes/sid/common/doc/source-unpack.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..151b7337d --- /dev/null +++ b/includes/sid/common/doc/source-unpack.txt @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ + HOW TO UNPACK A DEBIAN SOURCE PACKAGE + +There are two kinds of Debian source packages: old ones and new ones. + +A. Old ones look like this: + hello-1.3-4.tar.gz + hello-1.3-4.diff.gz + You unpack them by untarring the .tar.gz. There is NO need to apply + the diff. + +B. New ones look like this: + hello_1.3-11.dsc + hello_1.3-11.diff.gz + hello_1.3-11.orig.tar.gz - note the `.orig' part + Here you MUST use dpkg-source or apply the diff manually - see below. + + If you have `dpkg-source' you should put the files in the same + directory and type `dpkg-source -x <whatever>.dsc'. + + If you do not you can extract the Debian source as follows: + 1. untar P_V.orig.tar.gz. + 2. rename the resulting P-V.orig directory to P-V. If some other + directory results, rename *it* to P-V. + 3. mkdir P-V/debian. + 4. apply the diff with patch -p0. + 5. do `chmod +x P-V/debian/rules' + (where P is the package name and V the version.) + +C. There are some packages where the Debian source is the upstream + source. In this case there will be no .diff.gz and you can just use + the .tar.gz. If a .dsc is provided you can use `dpkg-source -x'. + + -- Ian Jackson <ijackson@gnu.ai.mit.edu> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 |