From 083c0231b2f42bdbddcb690411359ad36fa70417 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alexandre Aubin Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2017 01:45:06 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Adding note to readme --- README.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 2c27304..0f81a0f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -74,3 +74,14 @@ At the start of the build, pbuilder will call the hooks in scripts/pbuilder/hook - To build stuff, pbuilder needs to chroot in environnement. - These are contained in `images/$arch/$dist.tgz` - You may be able to regerate them 'from scratch' with `rebuildd-init-build-system`. Not sure entirely how this works though. I guess it reads distributions and archs from conf file ? + +#### 'Packages' are generally 'source packages' for debian people + +Interesting note from [this page](http://tldp.org/HOWTO/html_single/Debian-Binary-Package-Building-HOWTO/) + +>an maintainers, packages are source packages, not binary packages. They never interact directly with the internals binary packages. In fact only 'dpkg-deb' and 'dpkg' developers need to know what they are. In fact it is not recommended to do so. +> +>If a developer were to explain someone how to build a Debian package, he will certainly explain how to make a source package and how to build it. +> +>On the other hand, not every developer wants to submit his software to Debian (yet), but still wants to profit from the advantages a packaging system like 'dpkg' offers without releasing package source code. Personally I will release my freeware projects still as tar.gz files with source code etc. for all kind of platforms, while I plan to offer more and more '.deb' packages for the convenience of Debian users who just want to install and use my software. +