[pkg-fso-maint] Info request

[Joachim Breitner]

Hi,

Am Mittwoch, den 01.10.2008, 17:52 +0200 schrieb Michele Renda:
> Hello, Joachim.
> 
> The ./deb dir contain a script that I use to make the .deb
> 
> This is not the Debian way, but the Italian pizza way... I think I
> must to learn how to make a deb-src :)

Right :-)

> This evening I will release a pre alpha of 0.2. Then I will start to
> study serious how to make a good .deb-src, than I think I can upload
> it with a dput, right? (after I have the enable by you)

usually, you’ll put the source package (.dsc, .orig.tar.gz, .diff.gz)
somewhere, and one of the pkg-fso team will do a quick check and then
upload it to the archive.

> I have two question very simple:
> 1. If I do a very good program (non specifically for FR) there is a
> possibility (one day) to see it on Official Debian?

Sure. Even this program will probably be in the official Debian
distribution some time. But you don’t have to provide the Debian package
if you don’t want: Ususally, the original author provides a good source
tarball (with autotools for C programs or setup.py with distuils for
python programs), and someone who knows Debian packaging well will
create the Debian package and upload it to Debian.

> 2. My program is done in python, so it don't has a Makefile: I can
> create a deb-src? (I ask this becouse all the tutorial I found spoke
> about a Makefile)

You should provide a setup.py file. If this file is done well, the
debian packaging is very simple. Please look at pypennotes:
http://pkg-fso.nomeata.de/sid/pypennotes
http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/PyPenNotes

Greetings,
Joachim
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