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Questions tagged [git-buildpackage]

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How to maintain a patched upstream package

I'm looking for the best way to maintain a patched version of an upstream ubuntu package. Here's the situation: We have our own server running reprepro, which would host the modified package. Our other packages are managed using git and the git…
Daenyth
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Getting set up with git-buildpackage, pbuilder, etc, for software packaging

I'm packaging software at work and the scope has increased to have Lucid-based as well as Karmic-based versions. Right now I just build inside a Karmic VM using git-buildpackage calling debuild, but I've looked into pbuilder so I can do it more…
Daenyth
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Howto handle packaging and development in one git repository?

From my point of view at the moment git-buildpackage is only intended for using upstream sources which are not in the same repository. I already have a git-buildpackage repository with the branches "master", "upstream and a tags from the initial…
mino
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Best practices for maintaining Ubuntu packages across versions?

I have a bunch of packages in my PPA and a reasonable knowledge on how to build Debian/Ubuntu packages, so far so good. My issue is that I don't really have an idea how to properly maintain them for different versions of Ubuntu and how to handle…
Grumbel
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How I can install build-essential in a PC without Internet Connection?

I need to download that package from another PC with Internet and after install it on the Linux PC. There's any way? Thanks!
Sergio
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Building git package and trouble with CMake

I'm trying to build finalhe and exfat-nofuse. It's my first time trying something of that sort. I'm using lUbuntu 18.04. I tried following info found on the finalhe GitHub page and these links: https://github.com/soarqin/finalhe/ How to install…
Eastwoods
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moving to new tag with gbp buildpackage

I'm trying to repackage something that is being maintained in a git repo, and has a now-out-of-date debian package existing. I followed these instructions with the exception of turning off pristine-tar support. But: running gbp buildpackage results…
petrelharp
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Build deepin-terminal

I have done cloned deepin-terminal source code from github. Now, what should I do if I want to build it and install deepin-terminal into my ubuntu laptop? Thank you for answer and help, I am really newbie in linux.
sumarouno
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hamster: command not found and also unable to build from source code

What is want to do is that i want to use hamster-sidejack tool but when i run hamster in terminal it is saying hamster: command not found and i tried sudo apt-get install hamster-sidejack but it is saying E: Unable to locate package…
code by Abhishek Bharti
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How to install NetSpeed from git source code

How do you install NetSpeed from https://github.com/hedayaty/NetSpeed? I tried with $ git-clone https://github.com/hedayaty/NetSpeed.git $ cd NetSpeed So far fine, but then $ ./configure --options $ make $ sudo make install which didn't work. The…
user639879
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"No XS-Ruby-Versions" error message when building Ruby package

I am trying to build a Ruby package using git-buildpackage. I am getting this error near the end of the process: dh clean --buildsystem=ruby --with ruby dh_testdir -O--buildsystem=ruby dh_auto_clean…
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