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Building with gem2deb
Choose a package
Go to piratepad and choose a package you want to build. Make sure no one else is working with it already.
Use apt-cache to check if it is already packaged for Debian
apt-cache search devise ruby
"devise" being a pattern.
In case you are not running Sid you can also check at:
and make sure you choose "unstable" for Distribution. Check at
if someone is already packaging it. Also check it with
wnpp-check devise
A pdf file which contains the info if a gem is already packaged is to be found here:
You will have to check the wnpp site or with wnpp-check anyway.
Build the package
First you need install gem2deb
apt-get install gem2deb
Create a build directory and go there
mkdir -p ~/Build/diaspora-packaging && cd !$
You might also want to create a directory for your package
mkdir build_devise && cd !$
and then run
gem2deb devise
will run "gem fetch devise" to download the package. If you get an error that the Test failed, go to piratepad and look for the solution.
Now you have to edit files like
- copyright
- control
- changelog
You will find such info at
and the homepage of the package. The homepage you will find at rubygems too.
Once that is done build the package with
dpkg-buildpackage
If you get an error that it could not be signed, ignore it for now.
And when it has finished check for lintian errors:
lintian -iIEcv --pedantic --color auto ruby-devise*.changes
If you get errors, you have to correct them. Then run dpkg-buildpackage again and test with lintian again.