    OpaL Mirror Tool
    Copyright (C) 2000  Ola Lundqvist
    $Id: BUILD-deb,v 1.2 2002/03/04 20:01:33 ola Exp $
    For full COPYRIGHT notice see the COPYING document.

    If you want more information about the program or updated versions,
    visit the official homepage at:
      http://www.opal.dhs.org/programs/omt/
    or contact the author at:
      opal@lysator.liu.se



SUMMARY:
--------

This document covers the process of building debian packages. This is quite
general but some orm specific issues exits.



REQUIRED tools:
---------------

You have to have dpkg and all related tools to make a debian packages.
If you have a standard debian installation that should not be a problem but
if you do not have such a distribution you can have some difficulties to
install them and you are on youre own.



EASY:
-----

Test if everything works fine.

	create-release.pl --test omt version

	enter youre pgp private key twice.

If it works you can then type:

	create-release.pl omt version

	enter youre pgp private key twice.

And you have just released a new debian package.

MANUALLY:
---------

Hopefully the orm package have created a package that is just to build using
the following commands:

	cd source-root (ie omt-devel)
	dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot

	enter youre pgp private key twice.



REFERENCES:
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The new debian maintainers guide:
	http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/

The debian developers reference:
	http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/developers-reference/

The debian packaging manual:
	http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/packaging.html/

The debian policy guide:
	http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/