On Sun, 29 Oct 2017 09:41:46 +0100, Arnt wrote in message
<20171029094146.5b8f8508@d44>:

> On Sat, 28 Oct 2017 23:32:32 -0700, Rick wrote in message
> <20171029063232.GD30423@???>:
>
> > Quoting Steve Litt (slitt@???):
> >

> > > I don't know how to do the preceding, and I'm forever prioritizing
> > > other things above learning it.    

> >
> > Well, if you have a spare hour some time, try debhelper[1]
>
> ...and start writing a tutorial as you learn, we're here to help
> (coach, bug-test etc) you thru writing the tutorial. :o)
>
> ..having you "just follow" Rick's advice means we have one more
> .deb packager, "making" you write a tutorial, makes you a good
> .deb packager, aaand, gives you an excellent recipe pointer to
> shove down e.g. my throat. ;o)
>
> > [1]
> > https://faceted.wordpress.com/2011/05/18/howto-build-a-trivial-debian-package-with-dh_make/
>
> ..I'd be more verbose, e.g.:
> #/bin/bash
>
> mkdir -vp foo-0.1
> cd foo-0.1
> dh_make --createorig --indep # ..this should prompt you to hit enter
>
> mkdir -vp essentials
> mv -v debian/{changelog,compat,rules,control} essentials
> rm -vr debian
> mv -v essentials debian # ..here I gather we want
> "debian/essentials"?
>
> echo './example-src/* ./' > debian/foo.install
> mkdir -vp example-src/usr/share/example
> touch example-src/usr/share/example/file # ..this should create
> # the empty (git source?) file (or file tree) to be installed
>
> dpkg-buildpackage -uc -tc -rfakeroot
> dpkg --contents ../foo_0.1-1_all.deb # ..now you can inspect
> # the resulting Devuan package
> #
> #
> # Pay attention to Leif's note here: "For reasons I haven’t
> # investigated, if you try to put files under /usr/local/ this
> # recipe won’t work.
> # (There are probably other directories this will also not work
> # for; /usr/share and /var are all that I’ve tried successfully.)
> <EOF>
>
> ..not yet tested, I too have questions. :o)

...and one answer, found in the 3'rd comment:
https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch08s03.html.en#id595726


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