Re: How to build debian package for gpsd?

[Bernd Zeimetz]

On 4/24/20 11:43 AM, raaj lokanathan wrote:
> I am trying to modify the debian rules file to build the debian package
> for gpsd. All I get is an empty .deb file. Gary told me that there is
> some expert here who can help me on this.

What you are using as debian/rules is useless to build gpsd.

What do you want to achieve?
The official debian debian/rules is here:

https://salsa.debian.org/debian-gps-team/pkg-gpsd/-/blob/master/debian/rules

Feel free to send patches if you want to optimize something.

Bernd




> This is my current rules file:
> 
> 
>       Raaj Lokanathan (CM-CI1/ESS1-Pg)
> 
>       
> 09:43 (7 hours ago)
>               
> to me
> 
> #!/usr/bin/make -f____
> 
> # See debhelper(7) (uncomment to enable)____
> 
> # output every command that modifies files on the build system.____
> 
> #export DH_VERBOSE = 1____
> 
> SCONS = scons____
> 
> DEB_SCONS_OPTIONS := PREFIX=/usr DESTDIR=$(CURDIR)/debian/gpsd/usr____
> 
> __ __
> 
> # see FEATURE AREAS in dpkg-buildflags(1)____
> 
> #export DEB_BUILD_MAINT_OPTIONS = hardening=+all____
> 
> __ __
> 
> # see ENVIRONMENT in dpkg-buildflags(1)____
> 
> # package maintainers to append CFLAGS____
> 
> #export DEB_CFLAGS_MAINT_APPEND  = -Wall -pedantic____
> 
> # package maintainers to append LDFLAGS____
> 
> #export DEB_LDFLAGS_MAINT_APPEND = -Wl,--as-needed____
> 
> __ __
> 
> __ __
> 
> %:____
> 
>         dh $@____
> 
> __ __
> 
> override_dh_auto_build:____
> 
>         $(SCONS) $(DEB_SCONS_OPTIONS) -j 4 build____
> 
> __ __
> 
> override_dh_auto_clean:____
> 
>         dh_auto_clean____
> 
>         rm -rf .sconf_temp/ .sconsign.2.dblite .scons-option-cache____
> 
> __ __
> 
> override_dh_auto_install:____
> 
>         $(SCONS) $(DEB_SCONS_OPTIONS) install____
> 
> __ __
> 
> # dh_make generated override targets____
> 
> # This is example for Cmake (See https://bugs.debian.org/641051 )____
> 
> #override_dh_auto_configure:____
> 
> #       dh_auto_configure -- #  -DCMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH=$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)
> 
> 
> -- 
> Thanks and regards,
> 
> Raaj Lokanathan

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