1999-09-05 06:03:10 +00:00
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Alien can use special diff files to help make alien packages conform to
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debian policy. This is only used when you are converting to deb format. This
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documents briefly explains how to make them. It assumes you are familiar with
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working with debian source packages.
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* Use "alien -g file.rpm" to generate a "source" directory tree.
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* Make whatever changes you need to make to debian/rules, add other files,
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whatever.
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* Use dpkg-buildpackage to generate a standard debian .diff.gz file, and
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stick it in /var/lib/alien.
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* Test "alien file.rpm" - it should use your diff. If it works properly,
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(it's best if lintian is happy with the resulting .deb too), send the
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.diff.gz file to me for inclusion in alien.
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1999-11-23 23:51:06 +00:00
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-- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
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