comments from Ben Hutchings

diff --git a/packaging-tutorial.tex b/packaging-tutorial.tex
index 5c86fcc..96dd52a 100644 (file)
--- a/packaging-tutorial.tex
+++ b/packaging-tutorial.tex
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ Files:
     \item patches -- if you need to modify the upstream sources
     \end{itemize}
     \hbr
-  \item Most of the files use a format based on RFC 822 (mail headers)
+  \item Several files use a format based on RFC 822 (mail headers)
   \end{itemize}
 \end{frame}
 
@@ -393,6 +393,8 @@ Description: retrieves files from the web
     \item Named \texttt{\textsl{package}\_\textsl{version}\_\textbf{all}.deb}
     \end{itemize}
   \end{itemize}
+  \br
+  A source package can generate a mix of \texttt{Architecture:\ any} and \texttt{Architecture:\ all} binary packages
 \end{frame}
 
 \begin{frame}[fragile]{debian/rules}
@@ -496,7 +498,7 @@ binary-arch: build install
         dh_installchangelogs 
         dh_installdocs
         dh_installexamples
-#       dh_install
+        dh_install
         dh_installman
         dh_link
         dh_strip
@@ -516,9 +518,9 @@ binary: binary-indep binary-arch
 \begin{frame}[fragile]{CDBS}
   \hbr
   \begin{itemize}
-  \item Still a lot of redundancy between packages
+  \item With debhelper, still a lot of redundancy between packages
     \hbr
-  \item Second-level helpers that factor common funtionality
+  \item Second-level helpers that factor common functionality
     \begin{itemize}
     \item Building with \texttt{./configure \&\& make \&\& make install} or CMake
     \item Support for Perl, Python, Ruby, GNOME, KDE, Java, Haskell, \ldots
@@ -578,19 +580,19 @@ override_dh_auto_build:
 \begin{frame}{Classic debhelper vs CDBS vs dh}
   \hbr
   \begin{itemize}
-  \item Market shares: (feb'11)\\
-    Classic debhelper: 45\% \hskip 1em CDBS: 24\% \hskip 1em  dh: 29\%
+  \item Mind shares:\\
+    Classic debhelper: 41\% \hskip 1em CDBS: 23\% \hskip 1em  dh: 34\%
     \hbr
   \item Which one should I learn?
     \begin{itemize}
-    \item Probably all of them
+    \item Probably a bit of all of them
     \item You need to know debhelper to use dh and CDBS
     \item You might have to modify CDBS packages
     \end{itemize}
     \hbr
   \item Which one should I use for a new package?
     \begin{itemize}
-    \item \textbf{dh} (only solution with an increasing market share)
+    \item \textbf{dh} (only solution with an increasing mind share)
     \end{itemize}
   \end{itemize}
   
@@ -770,6 +772,9 @@ Last-Update: 2010-03-29
     \hbr
   \item Done in \textsl{maintainer scripts}\\
     \texttt{preinst, postinst, prerm, postrm}
+    \begin{itemize}
+           \item  Snippets for common actions can be generated by debhelper
+    \end{itemize}
     \hbr
   \item Documentation:
     \begin{itemize}
@@ -850,17 +855,11 @@ Vcs-Svn: svn://svn.debian.org/pkg-perl/trunk/libwww-perl
 \begin{frame}{Several ways to contribute to Debian}
   \begin{itemize}
   \item \textbf{Worst} way to contribute:
-    \begin{itemize}
+    \begin{enumerate}
     \item Package your own application
     \item Get it into Debian
     \item Disappear
-    \end{itemize}
-    \br
-  \item Bring new software to Debian
-    \begin{itemize}
-    \item Only if it's interesting/useful enough, please
-    \item Are there alternatives already packaged in Debian?
-    \end{itemize}
+    \end{enumerate}
     \br
   \item Adopt existing unmaintained packages (\textsl{orphaned packages})
     \begin{itemize}
@@ -874,6 +873,12 @@ Vcs-Svn: svn://svn.debian.org/pkg-perl/trunk/libwww-perl
     \item Full list on \url{http://wiki.debian.org/Teams}
     \item An excellent way to work with more experienced contributors
     \end{itemize}
+    \br
+  \item Bring new software to Debian
+    \begin{itemize}
+    \item Only if it's interesting/useful enough, please
+    \item Are there alternatives already packaged in Debian?
+    \end{itemize}
   \end{itemize}
 \end{frame}
 
@@ -1018,6 +1023,8 @@ Vcs-Svn: svn://svn.debian.org/pkg-perl/trunk/libwww-perl
     \begin{itemize}
        \item UCF -- manage user changes to configuration files when upgrading
                \hbr
+       \item dpkg triggers -- group similar maintainer scripts actions together
+               \hbr
        \item Debian development organization:
                \begin{itemize}
                        \item Bug Tracking System (BTS)