[merge] doc ppa build process

Adeodato Simó dato at net.com.org.es
Mon Mar 31 13:37:59 BST 2008


A couple minor suggestions:

> +#. Make a new ``debian/changelog`` entry for the new release,
> +   either by using ``dch`` or just editing the file::
> +
> +     dch -v '1.3.0-1~bazaar1~dapper1'
> +
> +   Note that ``dch`` will set the distro name to the one you're currently
> +   using and this must be corrected in the editor.

dch has -D to specify the distribution name from the command line. Maybe
if this is placed in these instructions, forgetting to change the dist
name will be less frequent. So:

-     dch -v '1.3.0-1~bazaar1~dapper1'
+     dch -D dapper -v '1.3.0-1~bazaar1~dapper1'

-   Note that ``dch`` will set the distro name to the one you're currently
-   using and this must be corrected in the editor.

> +#. Build a source package::
> +
> +     debuild -S -sa
> +
> +   This will create a ``.changes`` file in the per-distro directory.

If you'd like, you could add a mention here that debuild will invoke gpg
to sign the package. Something like:

> +   This will create a ``.changes`` file in the per-distro directory,
  +   and should invoke gpg to sign it with your key.
> +   Check that file is reasonable: it should be uploading to the intended
> +   distribution, have a .orig file included, and the right version number.

HTH,

-- 
Adeodato Simó                                     dato at net.com.org.es
Debian Developer                                  adeodato at debian.org
 
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