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* Get build dependencies for the package: sudo apt-get build-dep <packagname> |
For future reference: edit-patch, sbuild
Patch source package, commit patch, and upload to PPA for testing
Test locally First
Add the patch with: patch -p1 < ../mypatch
Get build dependencies for the package: sudo apt-get build-dep <packagname>
- Build package for local testing (without signing): dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -nc
Ready to upload
- Commit changes and make it a patch: dpkg-source --commit
- Edit Changelog: dch -i
- Build new source for upload: debuild -S -sd (Use -k if keysign failed)
Upload to ppa: dput ppa:your-lp-id/ppa ../<new_source.changes>
If there was an upload error, and you need to do it again, delete the ppa files found in the same folder as the source.change file.
UbuntuStudio/PatchingSourcePackages (last edited 2013-05-17 01:35:57 by h-4-180)