Using a "*.debian.tar.gz" file to debian-ize a source pkg

[fmouse]

I have a couple of packages. Let's call them example-version.tar.gz and example_version.debian.tar.xz. The former is an upstream release of an application. The latter is, I assume, additional files to debian-ize the package prior to generating a .deb package. It contains, among other files, preinst, postinst, postrm and rules executables, but none of the code required to do the main job that "example" is intended to do. If this assumption is correct, what's the correct way to apply the .debian.tar.xz code to the upstream package code?

I apologize if this is answered somewhere else, but I poked about a bit and didn't find the answer, so a link to any instructions specific to this question will do, if they exist.

[stevepusser]

The source package tarball must be renamed in exactly this format:

package_version.orig.tar.(gz, bz2, xz)

as in

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foo_1.2.3.orig.tar.gz

Though some of the helper tools such as dh-make or debmake can help automate this. Then the debian and source folders can be extracted, debian placed into the source, and the package(s) built with the standard Debian commands. I use "debuild" from devscripts for quick local builds myself, though I'm now using pbuilder and sbuild for the MX packages I do, for those system's advantages.

[milomak]

i'm not sure how the 2 part packages will impact, but have a look here - http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=38976

[stevepusser]

i'm not sure how the 2 part packages will impact, but have a look here - http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=38976

Yes, but that guide is for already debianized source, and this question is more about "debianizing" the source in the first place. If you can find already debianized source for a package, most of the work has already been done for you.

[milomak]

it has a section that talks about compiling using dh_make

where a tar.gz is discussed