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|+ Required files in <code>debian</code> directory
 
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! File in ./debian
! File in ./debian
! Description
! Description
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|-
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| <code>changelog</code>
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| changelog
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| Package's change log
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| Application's change log
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|-
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| <code>compat</code>
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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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| <code>control</code>
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| control
| Describes the packages to be made.
| Describes the packages to be made.
|-
|-
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| <code>copyright</code>
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| copyright
| Copyright text. Fill in the blanks.
| Copyright text. Fill in the blanks.
|-
|-
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| <code>rules</code>
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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 <code>XSBC-Bugtracker</code> field contains a link to a bugtracker location. See [[Packaging#Maemo-specific_fields|the documentation on Maemo-specific fields]] for more information.
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The <code>XSBC-Bugtracker</code> field contains a link to a bugtracker location. See [http://wiki.maemo.org/Packaging#Maemo-specific_fields here] for more information about Maemo-specific fields.
The <code>XB-Maemo-Icon-26</code> field contains the application icon file (in this case, <code>hello_icon_48x48.png</code>) encoded in base64. The Application Manager displays this icon next to the package name. To perform this encoding in Linux, use either <code>uuencode</code> or <code>openssl</code>; however, more suitable applications may also exist.  
The <code>XB-Maemo-Icon-26</code> field contains the application icon file (in this case, <code>hello_icon_48x48.png</code>) encoded in base64. The Application Manager displays this icon next to the package name. To perform this encoding in Linux, use either <code>uuencode</code> or <code>openssl</code>; however, more suitable applications may also exist.  
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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.
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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.
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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"
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|+ Maemo package sections
 
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|-
 
! Key
! Key
! Example English i18n
! Example English i18n
! Example apps
! Example apps
|-
|-
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| <code>user/desktop</code>
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| user/desktop
| Desktop
| Desktop
| Home, statusbar and taskbar applets
| Home, statusbar and taskbar applets
|-
|-
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| <code>user/development</code>
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| user/development
| Programming
| Programming
| py2deb
| py2deb
|-
|-
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| <code>user/education</code>
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| user/education
| Education
| Education
| Flashcard apps
| Flashcard apps
|-
|-
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| <code>user/games</code>
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| user/games
| Games
| Games
| Doom, Duke Nukem 3D
| Doom, Duke Nukem 3D
|-
|-
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| <code>user/graphics</code>
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| user/graphics
| Graphics
| Graphics
| Photo apps, GIMP, Inkscape, fonts
| Photo apps, GIMP, Inkscape, fonts
|-
|-
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| <code>user/multimedia</code>
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| user/multimedia
| Multimedia ''or'' Sound & Video
| Multimedia ''or'' Sound & Video
| Canola, mplayer, Kagu, UKMP, MediaBox
| Canola, mplayer, Kagu, UKMP, MediaBox
|-
|-
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| <code>user/navigation</code>
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| user/navigation
| (Location &) Navigation
| (Location &) Navigation
| maemo-mapper, Navit
| maemo-mapper, Navit
|-
|-
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| <code>user/network</code>
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| user/network
| Internet & Networking
| Internet & Networking
| Web browsers, Samba clients, OpenAFS, Transmission
| Web browsers, Samba clients, OpenAFS, Transmission
|-
|-
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| <code>user/office</code>
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| user/office
| Office
| Office
| GPE, Claws, AbiWord
| GPE, Claws, AbiWord
|-
|-
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| <code>user/science</code>
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| user/science
| Science
| Science
| gnuplot, Octave
| gnuplot, Octave
|-
|-
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| <code>user/system</code>
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| user/system
| System
| System
| rotation-support, enhanced kernels, themes
| rotation-support, enhanced kernels, themes
|-
|-
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| <code>user/utilities</code>
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| user/utilities
| Utilities ''or'' Accessories
| Utilities ''or'' Accessories
| Calculators, terminals, text editors
| Calculators, terminals, text editors
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|-
|}
|}

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