How to use multiple upstream tarballs in Debian source packages?
Since the introduction of the “3.0 (quilt)” source format, it is now possible to integrate multiple upstream tarballs in Debian source packages. This article will show you how to do the same with your...
View ArticleHow to customize dpkg-source’s behaviour in your Debian source package
dpkg-source is the program that generates the Debian source package when a new package version is built. It offers many interesting command-line options but they are often not used because people don’t...
View ArticleHow to create Debian packages with alternative compression methods
While gzip is the standard Unix tool when it comes to compression, there are other tools available and some of them are performing better than gzip in terms of compression ratio. This article will...
View ArticleThe secret plan behind the “3.0 (quilt)” Debian source package format
While I have spent countless hours working on the new source format known as “3.0 (quilt)”, I’ve just realized that I have never blogged about its features and the reasons that lead me to work on it....
View Article4 tips to maintain a “3.0 (quilt)” Debian source package in a VCS
Most Debian packages are managed with a version control system (VCS) like git, subversion, bazaar or mercurial. The particularities of the 3.0 (quilt) source format are not without consequences in...
View ArticleHowto to rebuild Debian packages
Being able to rebuild an existing Debian package is a very useful skill. It’s a prerequisite for many tasks that an admin might want to perform at some point: enable a feature that is disabled in the...
View Article3 ways to not clutter your Debian source package with autogenerated files
It’s quite common that the upstream build system generates/updates some files but does not clean them up properly when you call make clean. In that case, when you rebuild the package a second time in...
View ArticleMy Debian activities in July 2011
This is my monthly summary of my Debian related activities. If you’re among the people who made a donation to support my work (170 €, thanks everybody!), then you can learn how I spent your money....
View Article“3.0 (quilt)” is the most widely used Debian source package format
My goal with the “3.0 (quilt)” source format has always been to standardize the patch management in Debian source packages. This message seems to have been well understood. dbs and dpatch have been...
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