[Aptitude-devel] how to build deb package from git sources?

[matthias.hinkfoth2 at uni-rostock.de]

Hi Axel,

thanks for your help.
I got it working.

> That's because building a source package requires an upstream tar ball
> (if a distinction between packaging and upstream is made) and
> pristine-tar can (and tried to) give you that one.
> 
> You can solve that in two ways:

I like the first one. :-)

> * Also create a local pristine-tar branch: "git checkout -b
>   pristine-tar origin/pristine-tar" and then try "gbp buildpackage"
>   again.

$ git checkout pristine-tar
$ git checkout debian/0.6.11-1
$ gpb build-package --git-ignore-branch --git-upstream-tree=upstream/0.6.11

worked for me.

> * Or use the origtargz tool from the devscripts package. It knows many
>   ways to get the according upstream tar ball (including pristine-tar
>   which is usually its first try if that branch exists) and will try
>   them until it succeeds or runs out of methods. Usually the easiest
>   way to solve that problem as it doesn't require much thinking which
>   method is the right one in the current case and how are the
>   according commands.
I have not tried this, since I was happy with the first solution.

> Hope this helps.
Indeed, it did.
Thanks.

Regards,
Matthias