NAME¶

make-octave-forge-debpkg -- Generate a Debian package from the sources of an Octave-Forge package

SYNOPSIS¶

make-octave-forge-debpkg

DESCRIPTION¶

make-octave-forge-debpkg is a helper script for generating a first version of a Debian package for an Octave-Forge package. The command should be launched from the top directory of the unpacked sources of an Octave-Forge packages. A file called DESCRIPTION must be present, from which information about the package is gathered. The following files are generated with sensible contents, although they need further editing:

debian/changelog

debian/compat

debian/control

debian/copyright

debian/rules

debian/source/format

debian/watch

The files above are only create if they do not exist yet. This allow the use of make-octave-forge-debpkg for updating an already debianized source tree.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES¶

The environment variables DEBFULLNAME and DEBEMAIL are used for generating the identity of the developer, which will appear in debian/changelog and debian/copyright. If they do not exist, FULLNAME and EMAIL are used instead.

DISCLAIMER¶

make-octave-forge-debpkg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

COPYRIGHT¶

Copyright 2012, 2017 Rafael Laboissiere

This script is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU GPL, v3 or later.

AUTHOR¶

Rafael Laboissiere <rafael@laboissiere.net>