[Qgis-developer] Re: build_debian_package.sh in qgis-unstable

[Tim Sutton]

Hi Neil




On 26/08/2006, at 16:37, Neil Best wrote:

> Hi, Tim.  I tried out the script that has your email address in it,  
> so when it didn't go well I thought I would send you a note.  I am  
> running Ubuntu Dapper and inserted a "-d" after "fakeroot dpkg- 
> buildpackage" since I also have GRASS 6.1.0 installed from source  
> and the package manager is unaware that the libraries and headers  
> are in place (I think).  It was compiling away quite merrily until:
>
>
> . . .
>
> dh_install --sourcedir=debian/tmp
> cp: cannot stat `debian/tmp//usr/bin/gridmaker': No such file or  
> directory
> dh_install: command returned error code 256
> make: *** [binary-arch] Error 1
>
>
> [ so I looked for gridmaker ]
>
> neil at gandalf:~/src/qgis-unstable$ ls debian/tmp/usr/bin/qgis
> qgis  qgis-config  qgis_help
> neil at gandalf:~/src/qgis-unstable$ ls debian//tmp/usr/bin/
> qgis  qgis-config  qgis_help
>
>
> What do you think is happening here?
>

Thanks for the note.  Steve Halasz maintains the debian/ packaging  
stuff - I just wrote the build package script. I actually use  ubuntu  
so my copy of the debian/ dir is slightly forked to cope with  
different versions of gdal etc.  Regarding the gridmaker error I'm  
not sure why you are getting that. Perhaps Steve has some ideas -  
Steve? I dont have access to my linux box till monday, Ill try to  
build the packages then and see if I get the same problem.

> I have been referring to these pages on the QGIS web site:
>
> "How to build qgis from cvs for Debian"
> http://qgis.org/index.php? 
> option=com_content&task=view&id=113&Itemid=99
>
> "Building QGIS on Ubuntu Step" Step"http://qgis.org/index.php? 
> option=com_content&task=view&id=99&Itemid=99
>
> Are these pages relevant/useful in your estimation?
>


The debian install instructions look ok - they do seem to assume you  
already have gcc etc set up on your system - which you obviously have.





> Should I be submitting this to the community?  I welcome your  
> suggestions on how I can contribute.  Thanks.
>
> Neil
>

Testing the package building process is already a great contribution!  
If you are looking for other things to do Ill be happy to point you  
in the right direction. Chiefly filing bugs on

https://svn.qgis.org/trac

Will be of the most use so we can get all the issues with the  
upcoming 0.8 release identified. If you are a coder, bug fixe patches  
will also be much appreciated.

Its no problem to write to me personally, though the developers  
mailing list is usually a better option given the shared brain power  
they offer...I forwarded this to the list for now...

Best regards




Tim Sutton
tim at linfiniti.com



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