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! File in ./debian | ! File in ./debian | ||
! Description | ! Description | ||
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- | | | + | | changelog |
- | | | + | | Application's change log |
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- | | | + | | compat |
| Debian helper compatibily version. Leave it as it is. | | Debian helper compatibily version. Leave it as it is. | ||
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- | | | + | | control |
| Describes the packages to be made. | | Describes the packages to be made. | ||
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- | | | + | | copyright |
| Copyright text. Fill in the blanks. | | Copyright text. Fill in the blanks. | ||
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- | | | + | | rules |
| A makefile containing the rules to build all kinds of packages such as, for example, source and binary. | | A makefile containing the rules to build all kinds of packages such as, for example, source and binary. | ||
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The Application Manager only shows packages in the user section. Thus, the <code>Section:</code> field in the control file must have the <code>Section: user/<SUBSECTION></code> syntax, where <code><SUBSECTION></code> is arbitrary. See section [localhost#sec:making_app_pack_sections 17.2.6] for information on the suggested values. | The Application Manager only shows packages in the user section. Thus, the <code>Section:</code> field in the control file must have the <code>Section: user/<SUBSECTION></code> syntax, where <code><SUBSECTION></code> is arbitrary. See section [localhost#sec:making_app_pack_sections 17.2.6] for information on the suggested values. | ||
- | Usually you do not have to change the <code>rules</code> file. However, if the new .deb package is empty, check the "install:" section to make sure that the <code>DESTDIR</code> environment variable is pointing to the where the other packaging scripts are looking for the application to be packaged. | + | Usually you do not have to change the <code>rules</code> file. However, if the new .deb package is empty, check the "install:" section to make sure that the <code>DESTDIR</code> environment variable is pointing to the where the other the packaging scripts are looking for the application to be packaged. |
Once the application is properly 'Debianized', building the application is performed easily with the command: | Once the application is properly 'Debianized', building the application is performed easily with the command: | ||
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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! Key | ! Key | ||
! Example English i18n | ! Example English i18n | ||
! Example apps | ! Example apps | ||
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- | | | + | | user/desktop |
| Desktop | | Desktop | ||
| Home, statusbar and taskbar applets | | Home, statusbar and taskbar applets | ||
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- | | | + | | user/development |
| Programming | | Programming | ||
| py2deb | | py2deb | ||
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- | | | + | | user/education |
| Education | | Education | ||
| Flashcard apps | | Flashcard apps | ||
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- | | | + | | user/games |
| Games | | Games | ||
| Doom, Duke Nukem 3D | | Doom, Duke Nukem 3D | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | user/graphics |
| Graphics | | Graphics | ||
| Photo apps, GIMP, Inkscape, fonts | | Photo apps, GIMP, Inkscape, fonts | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | user/multimedia |
| Multimedia ''or'' Sound & Video | | Multimedia ''or'' Sound & Video | ||
| Canola, mplayer, Kagu, UKMP, MediaBox | | Canola, mplayer, Kagu, UKMP, MediaBox | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | user/navigation |
| (Location &) Navigation | | (Location &) Navigation | ||
| maemo-mapper, Navit | | maemo-mapper, Navit | ||
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- | | | + | | user/network |
| Internet & Networking | | Internet & Networking | ||
| Web browsers, Samba clients, OpenAFS, Transmission | | Web browsers, Samba clients, OpenAFS, Transmission | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | user/office |
| Office | | Office | ||
| GPE, Claws, AbiWord | | GPE, Claws, AbiWord | ||
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- | | | + | | user/science |
| Science | | Science | ||
| gnuplot, Octave | | gnuplot, Octave | ||
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- | | | + | | user/system |
| System | | System | ||
| rotation-support, enhanced kernels, themes | | rotation-support, enhanced kernels, themes | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | user/utilities |
| Utilities ''or'' Accessories | | Utilities ''or'' Accessories | ||
| Calculators, terminals, text editors | | Calculators, terminals, text editors | ||
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|} | |} | ||
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