Helper scripts for building DEB packages

The package provides nothing special but some sugar for people (especially me :) ) who do not want to keep in mind various command line options for tools like dpkg-source, pbuilder and reprepro. But the main goal is to achieve a fully functional environment for building DEB packages in a clean chrooted environment by installing a single package.

Includes:

dbd-build - script to build DEB package in a chrooted environment;
dbd-login - unpack and chroot into a base root FS. After logout all changes will be saved;
dbd-upgrade - upgrade chroot to latest software;
dbd-login-nosave - unpack and chroot into a base root FS. No changes will be saved after a logout;
dbd-include - include built binary package into an APT repository;
dbd-remove - remove package from the APT repository.

Directory layout

The main configuration file is /etc/dbd/dbd.conf.

Binary DEB package will be saved in the current dir.

The APT repository base directory is /var/www/dbd-apt. The repo have its own configuration files located in /etc/dbd/apt directory.

Configuration

To make able a particular user to call the scripts the user must be added into a special system group dbd.

To create signed APT repo you have to set SignWith option in the /etc/dbd/apt/distributions file to point to a valid PGP key. As far as operations with the APT repository is done with superuser privileges, the PGP key must be owned by root.

If you want to publish the APT repository via HTTP/FTP, just configure your Web/FTP/... server to look to the /var/www/dbd-apt dir.

Short usage example

Create source package from directory somepkg-0.1.0:

$ dpkg-source -b somepkg-0.1.0

Build binary package in a chrooted environment:

$ dbd-build somepkg_0.1.0-1.dsc

Add binary package into the APT repository:

$ dbd-include somepkg_0.1.0-1_amd64.changes

More examples

Add some changes in the base root FS tarball

$ dbd-login

In a root shell appeared make all essential changes and logout. All changes made will be saved into a base root FS tarball for future use.

Test something in a clean chrooted environment without saving changes

$ dbd-login-nosave

After logout the chroot will be destroyed.

Remove package from the APT repository

$ dbd-remove $package_name

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