[maemo-developers] need help uploading to Extras

[From: Benoît HERVIER]

2008/8/5 Owen Williams <owen-maemo at ywwg.com>:
> On Tue, 2008-08-05 at 10:38 +0200, Benoît HERVIER wrote:
>> If i understand Sonata MDP is a Python GTK application, if nothing
>> need to be compiled, you can use py2deb to build a debian source
>> package that can be used by the autobuilder. I use it to build
>> mCalendar, Home* applet ...
>>
>> It s available in the extras-devel repository.
>>
>> And you can use it on a nit :)
>>
>> You need to set your gpg key and ssh rsa key on the nit and the maemo
>> repository.
>>
>> To use it :
>>
>>     import py2deb
>>     __version__ = "0.5.8"
>>     __build__ = "1" # Result is "0.5.8-1"
>>     p=Py2deb("myuberpackage")
>>     p.description="Best Package !"
>>     p.author="Benoît HERVIER"
>>     p.mail="khertan at khertan.net"
>>     p.depends = "python2.5-runtime"
>>     p.section="user/programming"
>>     p.arch="any"
>>     p.urgency="low"
>>     p.distribution="diablo"
>>     p.repository="extras-devel"
>>    #Here installation of files :
>>     p["/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages"] =
>> ["py2deb.py","py2tar.py","py2dsc.py","py2changes.py","md5hash.py"]
>>     p["/usr/bin"] = ["py2deb.launch"]
>>
>>     print p
>>     print p.generate(__version__,__build_,tar=True,dsc=True,changes=True,build=False,src=True)
>>
>> This will open a xterm, and follow the instructions (there is many
>> debug displayed thing) ... but to resume it ll ask two time to enter
>> your gpg password to sign .dsc and .changes file ... and press some
>> time enter key.
>>
>> Once xterm windows close, you can use extras assistant to upload your package.
>>
>
> Is there a reason it can't build the deb file?  It'd be nice to be able
> to do it in one step instead of needing to use dpkg-buildpackage
> afterward.  Otherwise this is a very nice tool!
>
> Hm, does it support specifying a postinst script?  That's sort of
> necessary to pop up a window asking for where the user wants to place
> the application in the menus.
>
> owen
>
>

He can build the deb file, if dpkg-buildpackage is available (by using
it) ... and can't build it yet on a nit (i will do it, as i ve do it
with PyPackager). I ve tryed to install dpkg-buildpackage on a nit ...
but due to busybox i get too many errors ... bad signal 's' ... and
many things like that.

pre/post install/remove script isn't yet supported ... but will be in
a few days.

>Otherwise this is a very nice tool!
Thanks

-- 
Benoît HERVIER - http://khertan.net/