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#1 2010-08-18 14:44:02
- maoserr
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Packaging for other distros
Hi all,
Does anyone create packages for other linux distros exclusively on Arch?
I use cmake's cpack functionality to create windows installers, debs, rpms, and source packages (all on Arch). I've been able able so far to also make debian repos also. Lately I've been trying to see if it's even possible to make PPA's on Arch, but all the tutorials I've come across requires Ubuntu's debuild tool? Has anyone ever tried to do PPA's on Arch?
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#2 2010-08-19 07:09:17
- PirateJonno
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Re: Packaging for other distros
Not sure if this is relevant, but I use Arch to make .deb packages for my n900, inside a chroot. However, I have no idea how the thing is actually set up (there is a script that does it automatically). You might be able to just compile the sources you need, but it could become complicated very quickly.
"You can watch for your administrator to install the latest kernel with watch uname -r" - From the watch man page
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#3 2010-09-04 19:39:55
- gauthma
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Re: Packaging for other distros
Not sure if this is relevant, but I use Arch to make .deb packages for my n900, inside a chroot. However, I have no idea how the thing is actually set up (there is a script that does it automatically). You might be able to just compile the sources you need, but it could become complicated very quickly.
Could you elaborate on this? I have to make and update .deb packages, but being quite the novice at this sort of thing, I use VirtualBox with Debian in it. If there's a way to do that in Arch, that would be an enormous improvement over the current situation 
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#4 2010-09-05 00:38:45
- Allan
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Re: Packaging for other distros
VMs are really still the way to go as far as I am concerned...
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#5 2010-09-05 04:23:50
- PirateJonno
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Re: Packaging for other distros
Could you elaborate on this?
Not really, as I have no idea how it works. I don't think there'd be any significant benefit compiling outside a VM either.
"You can watch for your administrator to install the latest kernel with watch uname -r" - From the watch man page
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#6 2010-09-05 13:21:26
- gauthma
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Re: Packaging for other distros
OK, well, it was worth the shot 
Thanks for both replies.
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