Re: Initial version of 'gambas-package-config' tool

[gbWilly <gbWilly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday, November 24th, 2024 at 01:08, gbWilly <gbWilly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Saturday, November 23rd, 2024 at 23:19, munix9 munix9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> > About the mentioned *.dsc files:
> > For the Debian/Ubuntu build, these are the initial descriptions needed
> > in addition to the debian archives.
> > This is nothing specific to OBS, but OBS needs these files for operation.
> > Again, some customization is required, but hopefully this should be
> > painless.
> 
> 
> That is what I kind of understood
> 
> > https://wiki.debian.org/dsc
> > https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-controlfields.html#debian-source-package-control-files-dsc
> > https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Build_Service_Debian_builds
> 
> 
> The last link helps a lot.
> 
> "For packages that ship `debian/` subdirectory in upstream source (known as native packages).
> 
> The pristine tarball
> A .dsc file"
> 
> I suggest we build native as the originator of the Gambas3 source.
> 
> All we need is:
> - A pristine tarball: a source package build from git
> - A .dsc file: is easy to make
> 
> 1. unpack gambas source archive
> 2. Copy recipe into root of unpacked gambas source and rename recipe folder debian (see Screen1.png)
> 3. dpkg-source -b path/to/unpacked/source/code (see Screen2.png)
> 
> This can be easily automated, just need to differentiate between debian11 and debian12 (mainly rules and changelog variation)
> 
> For Ubuntu exactly the same can be done (even using debian recipe, just change rules and first line of changelog in recipe to differentiate between the different versions)
> 
> Your testbuild on osb was based on a quilt build, so needed some extra file (Either a diff file or a Debian tarball) according to the last link.
> 
> I always build binary only, so never had a .dsc file and no need for it for distribution.
> But, I'm beginning to understand their needs as the .dsc file is build from recipe and contains info on packages that need to be made.
> 
> @Benoit: I hope above steps help you in automating these needs.
> To comply with osb build system, the recipe needs small additions and the .dsc files might need to be rebuild.

I've been reading the instructions at https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Build_Service_Debian_builds over and over again. And I read them again today.
I think that doing the dpkg-source -b <path/to/unpacked/source/code> makes all that is needed for osb build system and NO minor changes to recipe are needed, as I presumed yesterday.

You get:
1. A .dsc file
2. Source archive with recipe included in archive (read debian folder)

@munix (Paolo): Is it possible to do another test? At my gitlab (https://gitlab.com/gbWilly/gambas3-debian-repository/-/tree/develop/recipes-osb-test) I have added a folder debian11 and debain12. They eacht hold a .dsc file and a tarball. That should be sufficient for a native build. Recipes are for 3.19.6, suited for i386, amd64, armhf and arm64.

If it works, my mind is clear on what osb needs from debain and no change to recipe is needed. If not, some minor additions to recipe should do the job.
And if you do the build maybe a few of you her on the list are willing to run some testing on debain, see if all installs and works like expected.

gbWilly