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I have a set of Debian packaging scripts and I would like the version number of the package to be incremented each time it is built. (i.e. debian_revision as specified in the Debian Policy Manual) That is, the first build should be PACKAGE-1.0-0, then PACKAGE-1.0-0, and so on (where 1.0 is the upstream_version). Is there an easy way to specify this "extra" version number without having to create a new entry in the changelog?
I'm looking to have this automatically done by the Makefile for the project whenever a particular target (i.e. deb is built)
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dpkg-buildpackage is a program that automates the process of building a Debian package. It consists of the following steps: 1. It prepares the build environment by setting various environment variables (see ENVIRONMENT), runs the init hook, and calls dpkg-source --before-build (unless -T or --target has been used).
Debianize the package by using dh_make or one of the other automatic packaging tools. File debian/control: Add to the Build-Depends (sometimes even Build-Depends-Indep) the list of packages needed to be installed for the application to compile (remember the list done previously).
dh_make is a tool to convert a regular source code package into one formatted according to the requirements of the Debian Policy. dh_make must be invoked within a directory containing the source code, which must be named <packagename>-<version>. The <packagename> must be all lowercase, digits and dashes.
Debhelper is used to help you build a Debian package. The philosophy behind debhelper is to provide a collection of small, simple, and easily understood tools that are used in debian/rules to automate various common aspects of building a package. This means less work for you, the packager.
dh_* scripts read debian/changelog to build a changes file and set the versions, among other things. You should not change the version without editing the changelog, but if your problem is changes made manually you can make a script that invokes
dch -i
or if your problem is changes made at the debian/changelog, you can make a bash script to change the version automatically.
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