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    Asked 10 years, 10 months ago Modified 9 years, 8 months ago Viewed 6k times

    I'm trying to create a deb package from binaries but I have a problem with copyright file. If I
    place a file named copyright inside DEBIAN folder it complains of two things:
    6
    Missing copyright

    Unknown control file copyright

    If I place it under /usr/share/doc or /usr/share/doc/mypackage it does not complain at all


    but, in any case, when I open generated debian package, Ubuntu Software Center states
    License: Unknown

    Using: ubuntu raring

    Executing fakeroot dpkg-deb -z8 -Zgzip --build myproj

    Copyright file looks as follows:

    Format: http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep5
    Upstream-Name: myproj
    Source:

    Files: *
    Copyright: 2013 myproj. All rights reserved.
    License: Limited Use Software License Agreement
    License Text Here

    ubuntu debian packaging dpkg

    Share Improve this question edited Sep 11, 2014 at 11:36 asked Aug 2, 2013 at 12:39
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    if you build a package using low-level tools like dpkg-deb you should have a good knowledge
    on the internals of a debian package.
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    the DEBIAN/ -folder is really only for control files, e.g. the control description file of the
    package, and various pre/post installation scripts (e.g. postinst ).
    otoh, the usual way to build packages is using high-level tools, namely dpkg-buildpackage ,
    which uses a debian/ directory, which has a similar name to DEBIAN/ but is really something
    completely different (note the upper/lower case spelling).

    dpkg-buildpackage (or rather it's underlying tools like debhelper or cdbs or whatever you
    choose) will install the debian/changelog file into /usr/share/doc/<packagename>/ . if you
    insist on using low-level tools, then you must not put your changelog into DEBIAN/ but rather
    into /usr/share/doc/myproj/ .

    btw, you should use the DEP5-format described in it's final version and also indicate that you
    did so using

    Format: http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/

    Share Improve this answer Follow answered Aug 4, 2013 at 14:14


    umläute
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    But from what I see dpkg-buildpackage is intended for packages that are going to be build with make, I
    want to create a package from binaries – hithwen Aug 19, 2013 at 11:30

    dpkg-buildpackage knows nothing about make for building the package. (actually, it uses make
    internally to process the debian/rules file, but this is totally independent from (not) creating any
    files during the package's build process). e.g. a lot of packages contain only scripts, so no compilation
    is needed and the "source-files" can be used as is. still dpkg-buildpackage is used to assemble the
    package. – umläute Aug 21, 2013 at 7:52

    Apparently the "Unknown" issue in Ubuntu Software Center is not an issue and cannot be
    solved for the moment. From ubuntu lists, Feb'13 thread:
    3
    Your copyright file looks perfect. Unfortunately, software-center still doesn't actually
    parse the copyright file to gather that information. It seems to use "License: Open
    Source" or everything in Ubuntu main and universe, "Proprietary" for things in
    restricted, and "Unknown" for everything else. There is an open bug report about the
    issue here:

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/435183

    They started working in the issue in July

    Share Improve this answer Follow answered Aug 19, 2013 at 11:40
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