# HG changeset patch # User paulb # Date 1126047741 0 # Node ID 094c5fe5d871202d9055a529ee643bd1e4be7df3 # Parent 5840d30b733ba82192287e2dffb075a89b7d8a5c [project @ 2005-09-06 23:02:21 by paulb] Added Debian packaging instructions. diff -r 5840d30b733b -r 094c5fe5d871 README.txt --- a/README.txt Tue Sep 06 22:04:16 2005 +0000 +++ b/README.txt Tue Sep 06 23:02:21 2005 +0000 @@ -301,3 +301,21 @@ Some warnings may be generated by the script, but the result should be a new apidocs directory within the WebStack directory. + +Making Packages +--------------- + +To make Debian packages: + + 1. Create new package directories under packages/debian if necessary. + 2. Make a symbolic link in the distribution's root directory to keep the + Debian tools happy: + + ln -s packages/debian/python2.4-webstack/debian/ + + 3. Run the package builder: + + dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot + + 4. Locate and tidy up the packages in the parent directory of the + distribution's root directory.