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Building Ubuntu packages for FEniCS

Howtos:

Package description/build files for FEniCS components:

Sample session:

  1. Download/clone the software you want to build a package of.
  2. Copy "debian" directory from deb repository as a template into the software directory.
  3. Run dpkg-buildpackage -uc
  4. The package should now appear in the parent directory.

Structure of the "debian" directory (from maintainer's guide):

control

  • Package information for package system (dependencies, etc.)

copyright

  • Copyright information

changelog

  • Version number of package, log of changes

rules

  • Rules how to build the package (a Makefile for the Debian package)
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