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authorbnewbold <bnewbold@robocracy.org>2017-11-08 23:12:01 -0800
committerbnewbold <bnewbold@robocracy.org>2017-11-08 23:12:01 -0800
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debian maint updates
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@@ -3,16 +3,6 @@ format: markdown
title: Debian Maintainership
...
-## Reference
-
-- [Official Policy Manual]([https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/):
- basically a style guide for how software should be packaged and how a Debian
- operating system should work.
-- [Packaging Tutorial](https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/packaging-tutorial/packaging-tutorial.en.pdf):
- this was a great getting-started resource for me: what files under `debian/`
- do what, what automated tooling exists, how packaging has changed over time,
- etc. "Hands on".
-
## Developer Machine Setup
Install pacakges:
@@ -23,12 +13,28 @@ Install pacakges:
I set the following user-wide environment variables:
- QUILT_PATCHES="debian/patches"
DH_VERBOSE=1
DEB_BUILD_MAINT_OPTIONS="hardening=+all"
DEBFULLNAME=""
DEBEMAIL=""
+`~/.quiltrc`:
+
+ QUILT_PATCHES="debian/patches"
+ QUILT_NO_DIFF_INDEX=1
+ QUILT_NO_DIFF_TIMESTAMPS=1
+ QUILT_REFRESH_ARGS="-p ab"
+ QUILT_DIFF_ARGS="--color=auto"
+ QUILT_DIFF_OPTS='-p'
+
+Create a quick blank debug docker (faster than most other tools for creating
+throw-away environments):
+
+ docker pull debian:sid
+ docker run -t -i debian:sid bash
+ # In container:
+ apt update
+
Create a `cowbuilder` environment:
sudo cowbuilder --create # on new machines
@@ -54,9 +60,22 @@ Run from inside source directory, except apt-get commands:
dh_make -f ../something-1.0.tar.gz # does the renaming to .orig.tar.gz automatically
pdebuild --pbuilder cowbuilder
-Patching:
+## Patches/Quilt
+
+To apply all patches to local directory:
+
+ quilt push -a
+
+Create a new patch, edit files, refresh:
+
+ quilt new some_good_name.patch
+ quilt add file_to_edit.c # could be multiple
+ # make additional edits
+ quilt refresh
- edit-patch
+Un-apply (return to upstream source state):
+
+ quilt pop -a
## dgit
@@ -102,10 +121,12 @@ Running piuparts is simple (but slow):
sudo piuparts <pkg>.deb
-Create a quick blank debug docker (faster than most other tools for creating
-throw-away environments):
+## References
- docker pull debian:sid
- docker run -t -i debian:sid bash
- # In container:
- apt update
+- [Official Policy Manual]([https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/):
+ basically a style guide for how software should be packaged and how a Debian
+ operating system should work.
+- [Packaging Tutorial](https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/packaging-tutorial/packaging-tutorial.en.pdf):
+ this was a great getting-started resource for me: what files under `debian/`
+ do what, what automated tooling exists, how packaging has changed over time,
+ etc. "Hands on".