Converting Debian packages into .info and .patch files

[scav]

I've managed to install a few packages from Debian's mipsel port by unpacking them and re-packaging the contents as .info and .patch files.

It's a pain to do it manually, so I've automated it with a Python script.   Since I may be doing more of that kind of thing, I've made a google code project: http://code.google.com/p/cnm-minibook-tools/.

The script is at http://code.google.com/p/cnm-minibook-tools/source/browse/trunk/deb2patch.py.

[ThatWikiGuy]

I've managed to install a few packages from Debian's mipsel port by unpacking them and re-packaging the contents as .info and .patch files.

It's a pain to do it manually, so I've automated it with a Python script.   Since I may be doing more of that kind of thing, I've made a google code project: http://code.google.com/p/cnm-minibook-tools/.

The script is at http://code.google.com/p/cnm-minibook-tools/source/browse/trunk/deb2patch.py.

thank you, thank you, have you done the matrix one yet?

[duttydea]

how do i use this script?

[scav]

how do i use this script?

Instructions are on the wiki of the google code project I linked to.  If you are still in doubt after reading them, perhaps don't try it.

[rodonn]

Is python part of the default OS?

[Leven2e]

I don't think so,but you can download it from here:  http://www.freeshells.ch/~wicked74/alpha400/packages/devel/   

Update { 24 February 2014}   :  The FreeShells.ch site was decommissioned on May 15, 2009.

[rodonn]

Extremely dumb question...
How do I dl deb2patch.py?

[rodonn]

Solved that... it's far from intuitive...



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[worge]

Any success story's to tell?  .info  .patch files to release ?

[rodonn]

I never got around to trying it.