[xml/sgml] Some packaging best practices ideas

Mark Johnson mrj@debian.org
Fri, 7 Nov 2003 20:20:47 -0500


Hi Gang,

I'm finally happy with the build setup I have for an xml resource (not
yet including XML Catalog support, natch). 

Check out the files under docbook-slides/debian: 

http://cvs.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/packages/docbook-slides/debian/?cvsroot=debian-xml-sgml

Rules is practically empty, and heavy use is made of the debhelper
scripts. I think this illustrates the general ideas of 'best
practices' when it comes to packaging sgml resources.

Lemme know if your opinion differs. 

BTW, there's no need to actually read the files (except maybe
'rules'), the existence of all the debhelper input files is really
what illustrates my point.

My $0.02.
M

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