Deb packaging for noobs
Create correct .deb package for N9 on your linux PC (and you can use it for OBS)
Read some info:
- Installing Harmattan Platform SDK
- Using Harmattan Platform SDK
- Packaging your application with Harmattan Platform SDK
1. Download Harmattan Platform SDK installer (direct link)
2. Install it (scratchbox) on your Linux PC. To provide executable permission to the script, enter the following command:
$ chmod +x harmattan-sdk-setup.py
3. To run the script with root permission, enter the following command:
$ sudo ./harmattan-sdk-setup.py admininstall
- Installation process can take a few hours…
4. When Scratchbox installed, REBOOT your PC and go to:
/scratchbox/users/YOUR_NAME/home/YOUR_NAME
5. Create here a folder for your package, for example my: n9-qtweakall Open this folder.
Example:
/scratchbox/users/schturman/home/schturman/n9-qtweakall
Download this package: Create_correct_DEB_file_on_Ubuntu.zip and extract it (debian folder) to your package folder:
/scratchbox/users/schturman/home/schturman/n9-qtweakall
6. Go to:
/scratchbox/users/schturman/home/schturman/n9-qtweakall/debian/data
and delete file named: copy_folders_here_and_delete_this_file
7. Copy your folders here, for example /opt/your_app_name etc…
8. Go back to /debian folder. You can see a few files that you need to edit before each packaging. Just open them with editor and edit like your need…
9. Open terminal and write: scratchbox , then press enter
10. You will see this message:
Welcome to Scratchbox, the cross-compilation toolkit!
Use 'sb-menu' to change your compilation target.
See /scratchbox/doc/ for documentation.
[sbox-HARMATTAN_X86: ~] >
11. To change the target architecture to ARMEL, enter the following command:
sb-conf se HARMATTAN_ARMEL
And now you will see: [sbox-HARMATTAN_ARMEL: ~] >
12. Now you can package your application:
- Go to your package folder:
cd /home/schturman/n9-qtweakall
and you will see:
[sbox-HARMATTAN_ARMEL: ~/n9-qtweakall] >
- For packaging write:
dpkg-buildpackage
13. When packaging is finished you again will see this line:
[sbox-HARMATTAN_ARMEL: ~/n9-qtweakall] >
14. For EXIT from scratchbox, just write: exit , then press enter.
15. You will find the packaged files in:
/scratchbox/users/YOUR_NAME/home/YOUR_NAME
16. You will see 4 files:
- .deb , .changes , .tar.gz , .dsc
17. The 3 last files you can use on OBS (apps.formeego.org)
I used Ubuntu like second OS on my old netbook (Acer Aspire ONE). Sorry for my bad English :)
Big thanks to CODeRUS for files and help!
