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Questions tagged [debuild]

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How to run parallel make with debuild?

I am trying to make a package of a piece of software that I've (co-) written. I'm using debuild -i -us -uc -b And in principle that works fine. In order to shorten compilation time I'd like to debuild to run make in parallel (like I normally do…
ph0t0nix
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"dpkg-source: unrepresentable changes to source" when trying to debuild a modified package

I downloaded the source to a package using: $ apt-get source gkrellweather I also made sure I had the compile dependencies: $ sudo apt-get build-dep gkrellweather And I tested that it could build fine: $ cd gkrellweather-2.0.8 $ debuild It built…
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What's the meaning of `-uc -us` options in `debuild -uc -us`?

Everybody on the Internet tells to build packages with debuild -uc -us, this answer for example, but I totally can't find what do these options mean, even the built-in help (debuild --help) doesn't tell anything about -uc and -us. So what do these…
Display Name
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debuild - secret key not available (someone elses key)

I'm trying to build cairo with debuild. I get to the end and this message: gpg: skipped "Robert Ancell ": secret key not available Since I'm not Robert Ancell, this makes sense - how do I make it use my own key ? gpg…
Stuart Axon
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debian/control doesn't list any binary package

I am running the debuild in order to generate the file to later upload my package using dput ppa:myusername/mypackagename as briefly mentioned here. I recieve the following warning and errors: $ debuild This…
user123456
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debuild: no upstream tarball found

What is the correct naming convention for a patched package? I am trying to put together a version of exiv2 with patch to add an extra schema. here is what I have done so far: $ sudo apt-get build-dep exiv2 $ cd src/exiv2 $ apt-get source exiv2 $ cd…
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How can I build i386 and amd64 packages on my amd64 laptop using debuild

I would like to be able to build multiple versions (i386 and amd64) of my package that has non trivial dependencies (gtk, etc). My build script uses cmake. At the moment, the command debuild -i -us -uc -b only builds amd64 on my ubuntu 64bits…
Name is carl
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How to build Deja Dup for Ubuntu

This is both my first question here and my first try to build a custom app for Ubuntu, so I hope I'm not messing it up :) I want to modify Deja Dup app to make AWS S3 work with IBM COS S3. It should be as simple as change the hardcoded url in the…
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Need help building debhelper 10.2.2-bpo8 from source

I'm trying to build debhelper from the tar.xz file at https://packages.debian.org/source/stable-backports/debhelper. I've satisfied all its dependencies and ran the makefile in ./debhelper/lib successfully to be sure. I then opened a terminal in…
Devon C
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badly formatted heading line in debian package changelog

By running debuild, I find the following warnings: # debuild debuild: warning: debian/changelog(l1): badly formatted heading line LINE: my_package (0.3-1) unstable; urgency=low Where is my mistake? Here is my debian/changelog my_package…
user123456
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Not sure how to get around build error (libimobiledevice 1.2)

I'm running a VM of Ubuntu 14.04 32bit if this makes any difference... I followed along with the answer from this question: How to compile libimobiledevice 1.2 on Ubuntu 15.04? But I run into an error when trying to do ./autogen.sh It said I needed…
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Why did debuild fail with "configure: error: unrecognized option:"

I was trying to follow the instructions listed in this question/answer. libimobiledevice 1.2 (iOS 8 Support) for Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty The answer said : "Actually I cheated a bit. I couldn't satisfy the build dependencies, because a library isn't…
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Building a .Deb package after locally modifying the files

I am new to Linux and I'm learning about packaging in Ubuntu. I wish to run synapse with recoll plguin (lp:~pmarchwiak/synapse-project/recoll-plugin). Now, How can I build a package from the development branch to install locally on my system…
Jai
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Building packages on Ubuntu 16.04 for Launchpad

I would like to build and upload to Launchpad a simple package for Ubuntu 16.04. It is just a colour theme; it basically requires the creation of a new folder under /usr/share/themes. The rulesfile looks like: #!/usr/bin/make -f %: dh…
Luís de Sousa
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What to use for building ubuntu/debian packages?

I've been inspecting different howto's and guides on how to build packages lately. And there seems to be a lot of ways one could go about it. So I'm a bit confused about what exactly to use. That is I'm trying to see the whole picture. What tools…
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