create a deb file

cccc · 02-15-2011, 03:48 PM

hi

I've 2 directories:

/etc

/usr

and 1 install script:

doinst.sh

Howto create one deb file that contains these all files?

Hungry ghost · 02-15-2011, 04:13 PM

Take a look at this. You need to create a fake file system tree where it's more comfortable for you; it can be inside your home directory, for example, in a directory named "my_deb", which will emulate the root directory, so inside "my_deb" you will have "etc" and "usr" with the stuff you want installed (BTW, be careful with what you put inside these directories, if it's a specific program it should have its own directory inside /usr, likely). You will also need a "DEBIAN" subdirectory containing a "control" file with the info about your package (check the guide for information about how to create the "control" file). Then you execute:

Code:

dpkg-deb -b my_deb program-name_version_architecture.deb

(Changing "version" and "architecture" for the real version and architecture of the .deb file). If everything goes fine, you should have a nice .deb to install. Of course, a package created like this won't meet the debian standards, but for personal use, it's ok.

BTW, which package are you trying to build? If you have a doinst.sh script, then maybe it will take charge of installing the package itself, so there would be no need of creating a .deb package.

cccc · 02-15-2011, 04:20 PM

Thx a lot, this is my doinst.sh script an I need deb file for live usb-hdd:

Code:

#!/bin/sh
# postinst script for mdaemon
#

set -e

# summary of how this script can be called:
#        * <postinst> `configure' <most-recently-configured-version>
#        * <old-postinst> `abort-upgrade' <new version>
#        * <conflictor's-postinst> `abort-remove' `in-favour' <package>
#          <new-version>
#        * <postinst> `abort-remove'
#        * <deconfigured's-postinst> `abort-deconfigure' `in-favour'
#          <failed-install-package> <version> `removing'
#          <conflicting-package> <version>
# for details, see http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ or
# the debian-policy package

on_init_error()
{
	exit 1
}

case "$1" in

    configure|abort-upgrade|abort-remove|abort-deconfigure)
    ;;

    *)
        echo "postinst called with unknown argument \`$1'" >&2
        exit 1
    ;;
esac

# Give VIEW_USB access to the USB devices to allow USB redirection
VIEW_USB="/usr/lib/vmware/vmware-view-usb"
if [ -x "$VIEW_USB" ]; then
	if [ -e /proc/bus/usb ]; then
		groupadd usb 2>/dev/null || : # Do not error if group already exists
		GROUP_ID=$(cat /etc/group | grep -r "^usb" | cut -d ':' -f 3)
		sed -i '/\/proc\/bus\/usb/d' /etc/fstab
		echo "none	/proc/bus/usb	usbfs	listgid=$GROUP_ID,listmode=0664,busgid=$GROUP_ID,busmode=0775,devgid=$GROUP_ID,devmode=0664	0	0" >> /etc/fstab
		chown root:usb $VIEW_USB
		chmod 2755 $VIEW_USB
		umount /proc/bus/usb || :
		mount /proc/bus/usb
	else
		echo "/proc/bus/usb reqired for USB redirection support."
	fi	
fi

# Change sysinfo indicator to vmware-view to avoid updating the sysinfo package
PKG_LIST=/etc/SysInfo/pkg_list.conf
if [ -f "$PKG_LIST" ]; then 
	sed -i '/hptc-view-mgr/d' $PKG_LIST
	sed -i '/vmware-view-client/d' $PKG_LIST
	sed -i '/hptc-view-client/d' $PKG_LIST
	echo "vmware-view-client" >> $PKG_LIST
fi 

# One time hack to link the appropriate Qt 4.4/4.6 usb plugin to the usb-mgr
# so that this package can be installed on ThinPro 3.1 and 3.2
QT_VERSION=$(ls -l /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4)
QT_VERSION=${QT_VERSION##*libQtCore.so.}
PLUGIN=/usr/lib/hptc-usb-mgr/plugins/libUsbVMwareView.so
if [ -f "$PLUGIN" ]; then
	rm -rf $PLUGIN
fi
if [ "$QT_VERSION" = "4.4.0" ]; then
	ln -s /usr/lib/vmware/plugins/libUsbVMwareView-4.4.so $PLUGIN
else
	ln -s /usr/lib/vmware/plugins/libUsbVMwareView-4.6.so $PLUGIN
fi
exit 0

Hungry ghost · 02-15-2011, 04:30 PM

Is this a program you compiled your self from source? If it is, then you can either install it running "make install", or install checkinstall (through apt-get/aptitude), and execute checkinstall -D as root, inside the source directory.

cccc · 02-15-2011, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by odiseo77

Is this a program you compiled your self from source?

No, it was deb file, I have extracted it, changed the doinst.sh script and I'd like to create again a deb file.

Hungry ghost · 02-15-2011, 05:04 PM

Then you can rebuild it with dpkg-deb, as I explained above in my first post. If you extracted it and you only need to change the doinst.sh file, then it will be easier, since you probably have the file system tree of the extracted package already, as well as the control file.

cccc · 02-15-2011, 05:42 PM

Thx again, but howto extract deb file, "control" file included using dpkg-deb?

Hungry ghost · 02-15-2011, 07:12 PM

To extract the contents of the "DEBIAN" subdirectory, simply execute:

Code:

dpkg-deb -e packagename.deb

Then put this DEBIAN directory inside the root of the program directory you extracted before, do the changes you need to do, and rebuild it with dpkg-deb.

BTW, may I ask what's wrong with the original .deb file you extracted? Doesn't it work without changing the doinst.sh script? (just wondering, in case there's a better solution

).

cccc · 02-15-2011, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by odiseo77

BTW, may I ask what's wrong with the original .deb file you extracted? Doesn't it work without changing the doinst.sh script? (just wondering, in case there's a better solution

).

I'd like to create live usb-hdd with vmware-view-client.deb.
I put this vmware-view-client.deb file into config/chroot_local-packages directory on my squeeze.
During creation I'm getting this problem:

Code:

# lb build
.................................................................................
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-686
df: Warning: cannot read table of mounted file systems: No such file or directory
egrep: /etc/fstab: No such file or directory
egrep: /etc/fstab: No such file or directory
Errors were encountered while processing:
 vmware-view-client
 hptc-view-mgr
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
P: Begin unmounting filesystems...

I try to change vmware-view-client.deb file to get working.
That's really strange, because dpkg -i vmware-view-client.deb works well on my squeeze.
Perhaps this entry from doinst.sh:

Code:

echo "none	/proc/bus/usb	usbfs	listgid=$GROUP_ID,listmode=0664,busgid=$GROUP_ID,busmode=0775,devgid=$GROUP_ID,devmode=0664	0	0" >> /etc/fstab

causes this problem.

Hungry ghost · 02-16-2011, 05:29 PM

hmm, I'm not sure about what may be causing that error, but you can try the modified .deb to see how it works (although, for some reason, I suspect the problem is elsewhere).