I would like to announce DDebber.

http://dsource.org/projects/ddebber

This program will generate a .deb package from a Digital Mars zip file. Two packages are generated, an i386 version and amd64. The amd64 packages does not contain a 64bit compiler, but depends on the needed 32bit libraries.

I'm interested in feed back as to whether the program works for others. What is missing unclear from the documentation (I need to clean it up). And if there are any issues with the package generated.

I'm also interested to hear from those using a Debian based system and don't install via .deb, what has been stopping you?

Walter,

    I have a few things that need to be finished, but what would it take to get you to use this when you go to publish a new version of dmd? I really want to split the zip into several packages, what would it take for Digital Mars to host a repository? If the program could also build packages for programs/libraries like Descent, would they be hosted on the Official D site?

"Jesse Phillips" <jessekphillips+D@gmail.com> wrote in message news:hodlsk$2ue3$1@digitalmars.com...
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> I'm also interested to hear from those using a Debian based system and don't install via .deb, what has been stopping you?
>

My (weak) explanation: My primary system is windows, so I'm accustomed to just using the zips. So when I go over to my Ubuntu system, I've just been using those out of habit and familiarity (and it seems to work). I could easily be persuaded to switch to .deb given any (even minor) reason to do so and easy-to-remember knowledge of where to easily get ahold of up-to-date DMD .debs.


> I'm interested in feed back as to whether the program works for others. What is missing unclear from the documentation (I need to clean it up). And if there are any issues with the package generated.
>

I'll try to remember to try it out next time use my Linux box (Don't have time at the moment, though).

Jesse Phillips wrote:
> I would like to announce DDebber.
> 
> http://dsource.org/projects/ddebber


Looks like we have an embarrassment of riches here. Jordi Sayol i Salomó has sent me a shell script to do it, and Cristi has contributed a script to do it that is in http://www.dsource.org/projects/dmd-installer

Walter Bright Wrote:

> Jesse Phillips wrote:
> > I would like to announce DDebber.
> > 
> > http://dsource.org/projects/ddebber
> 
> 
> Looks like we have an embarrassment of riches here. Jordi Sayol i Salomó has sent me a shell script to do it, and Cristi has contributed a script to do it that is in http://www.dsource.org/projects/dmd-installer

I know of dmd-installer, at least as a Windows installer. The README in rpm explains how to build a DEB?

One thing DDebber is going for is building a package that could be accepted in the main Debian repo if the license didn't prevent this. I really want  a libphobos which is needed when it becomes a shared library (could actually be in the official repositories when that happens :)

If you have a script you are happy with and don't want to go the repository route, I'll see if I can get the Tango repository to distribute it once Tango is also packaged.

Nick Sabalausky Wrote:

> I could easily be persuaded to switch to .deb given any (even minor) reason to do so and easy-to-remember knowledge of where to easily get ahold of up-to-date DMD .debs.

For the current situation I couldn't give you a reason to switch. If I can get more packages and a repository, then you'd get updates and have proper conflict resolution when say you install Tango which doesn't work with the latest DMD you have installed. Or install DWT and the proper Tango package is pulled in.

Jesse Phillips wrote:

> Walter Bright Wrote:
> 
>> Jesse Phillips wrote:
>> > I would like to announce DDebber.
>> > 
>> > http://dsource.org/projects/ddebber
>> 
>> 
>> Looks like we have an embarrassment of riches here. Jordi Sayol i Salom� has sent me a shell script to do it, and Cristi has contributed a script to do it that is in http://www.dsource.org/projects/dmd-installer
> 
> I know of dmd-installer, at least as a Windows installer. The README in rpm explains how to build a DEB?
> 
> One thing DDebber is going for is building a package that could be accepted in the main Debian repo if the license didn't prevent this. I really want a libphobos which is needed when it becomes a shared library (could actually be in the official repositories when that happens :)
> 
> If you have a script you are happy with and don't want to go the repository route, I'll see if I can get the Tango repository to distribute it once Tango is also packaged.

You could try getting LDC with Tango into debian, there are no license problems with them.

Lutger wrote:

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> You could try getting LDC with Tango into debian, there are no license problems with them.

My goal isn't exactly to get anything into the official repo. This is my first time really doing packaging and I'd like to figure out what is best for D. The conflicts between v1, v2, Phobos, and Tango coupled with the packages depending on one or another, or any combination... makes packaging very unclear.

Jesse Phillips wrote:

> Lutger wrote:
> 
>>
>> You could try getting LDC with Tango into debian, there are no license problems with them.
> 
> My goal isn't exactly to get anything into the official repo. This is my first time really doing packaging and I'd like to figure out what is best for D. The conflicts between v1, v2, Phobos, and Tango coupled with the packages depending on one or another, or any combination... makes packaging very unclear.

Yes and that's exactly why this is a fine project, though getting in an official repo will be extra valuable. I might attempt it for fedora when, if ever, I get to finish my current projects.

Is there any userbase for D1 without Tango at the moment? I'd think there is only the combination D1 plus Tango with gdc/ldc/dmd, and D2 with dmd getting any use to speak of. dmd is not redistributable and ldc seems to be more actively developed, so that's why I suggested that combo.

DDebber can now be download as a pre-compiled binary. Those that wish to distribute packages using this program should only need to change a few values in configuration/dmd/values.ini such as name and email.

http://dsource.org/projects/ddebber


Walter,
    You are welcome to start using the program if you wish, I will continue to add improvements to the 1.0 branch which will concentrate on creating only a single package for phobos and DMD.

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This program will generate a .deb package from a Digital Mars zip file. Two packages are generated, an i386 version and amd64. The amd64 packages does not contain a 64bit compiler, but depends on the needed 32bit libraries.

Hi,

I just tried to install 2.043 using this program. It generated two Debian packages one ostensibly for i386 and the other for amd64. However, when I tried to install the i386 package using

	sudo gdebi dmd_2.043-1_i386.deb

I got the following:

	This package is uninstallable
	Wrong architecture 'amd64'

(The same for installing the amd64 package, obviously! *g*)



-Bernard.