PLEASE LINK METHOD 1 AND 2 WITH SAMBA , AND EXPLAIN WHY WE SHOULD USE METHOD 1 & 2 AND WHICH RELATION HAS WITH SAMBA
Question: How to make debian file from scratch ?
Answer:
First you need to download some dependencies requered to build a Debian files :
sudo apt-get install autotools-dev fakeroot dh-make build-essential
Methode 1
$ wget http://www.example.com/downloads/example.tar.gz
( Or use any common method you have used for download a file)
Now Extract the tar.gz file (it will automatically create a folder with first part of filename)
(for getting # prompt type sudo su and give your password)
#tar -xzvf example.tar.gz
#cd example
#./configure
#make
#sudo checkinstall
Methode 2
tar-zxvf example.tar.gz
cd example
# dh_make -e (email) -f ../example.tar.gz
and pick Single for single binary, or whatever is appropriate for your project.
Edit the debian/control file and at least change the Maintainer and Description fields. There are a few other files you will probably want to edit.
Then run the following: (this has to be done as root)
# dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot
Lets Show you example of Samba
1-Download some requered build dependencies for samba with
sudo apt-get build-dep samba
2-Make the debian directory with :
dh_make -e webmaster@unixmen.com -f ../samba-3.5.9.tar.gz
Type of package: single binary, indep binary, multiple binary, library, kernel module, kernel patch?
[s/i/m/l/k/n] s
Maintainer name : Mel Kham
Email-Address : webmaster@unixmen.com
Date : Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:13:08 -0400
Package Name : samba
Version : 3.5.9
License : blank
Type of Package : Single
Hit <enter> to confirm:
3-Now run this command to start building
dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot
dpkg-buildpackage: export CFLAGS from dpkg-buildflags (origin: vendor): -g -O2
dpkg-buildpackage: export CPPFLAGS from dpkg-buildflags (origin: vendor):
dpkg-buildpackage: export CXXFLAGS from dpkg-buildflags (origin: vendor): -g -O2
dpkg-buildpackage: export FFLAGS from dpkg-buildflags (origin: vendor): -g -O2
dpkg-buildpackage: export LDFLAGS from dpkg-buildflags (origin: vendor): -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions
dpkg-buildpackage: source package samba
dpkg-buildpackage: source version 3.5.9-1
dpkg-buildpackage: source changed by Mel Kham <webmaster@unixmen.com>
dpkg-buildpackage: host architecture i386
dpkg-source --before-build samba-3.5.9
4-After a While check if the debian files has been created
pirat9@Server-unixmen:~/Downloads/samba-3.5.9$ ls ../
samba-3.5.9 samba_3.5.9-1.dsc samba_3.5.9-1_i386.deb samba-3.5.9.tar.gz
samba_3.5.9-1.debian.tar.gz samba_3.5.9-1_i386.changes samba_3.5.9.orig.tar.gz
