[Xapian-devel] Debian stuff

[Samuel Liddicott]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Boulton" <richard at lemurconsulting.com>
To: <xapian-devel at lists.xapian.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 1:37 PM
Subject: [Xapian-devel] Debian stuff


> I've now got working (but not necessarily policy compliant) debian
> packages for xapian-core, the xapian python bindings, and omega and
> omindex.  I will be sorting out a public apt repository of these shortly.
>
> Is it appropriate to add the debian control files (ie, those files in
> the debian directories in CVS) to the distribution tarballs?  I think
> yes - they don't take up much space, and it'll make it easier for me to
> manage things.

I think yes. I've just made the switch to debian (following Olly's example
set all those years ago) and I would appreciate it

>
> The RPM .spec files are in the distribution tarballs already, I notice.

This is so that RPM users can take the tarball and do:

rpm -tb xapian.tar.ball

and build from tarball using the spec file

Sam