[maemo-developers] Generated .deb package doesn't contain the executable file (was SPIM ported to Chinook)

[From: Daniel Martín Yerga]

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On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:22:21 +0100
"Andrea Grandi" <a.grandi at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Another thing that I have noticed is that if debian/compat is 4,
> > DESTDIR it would be like yours 'DESTDIR=$(CURDIR)/debian/spim',
> > but if there isn't debian/compat or have other value, it could
> > install something (for example binary files) in
> > 'DESTDIR=$(CURDIR)/debian/tmp' and others (for example documents,
> > for dh_installdocs order) in debian/spim. Or on the contrary, I
> > don't remember very well. Something similar has happened to me
> > sometime.
> 
> I don't understand this part... what should I change here?
> 
> You need more information? Please let me know.
> 
Ok. I don't explained it well.

Try it changing "$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(CURDIR)/debian/spim install" for
"$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(CURDIR)/debian/tmp install"

Sometimes the temporary files go to debian/tmp and sometimes it go to
debian/package_name.

I don't know very well why, but I think it's something related to
debian/compat.


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Daniel Martín Yerga
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