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packaging: Debian/Ubuntu packaging for PPA - #542
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Adds a debian/ directory (dh + cmake) producing a headsetcontrol .deb with the CLI binary and udev rules (static lib and dev headers excluded). Validated on Ubuntu 24.04: binary package builds lintian-clean (cosmetic warnings only) and the source package builds for PPA upload. .gitattributes marks debian/ export-ignore so git-archive source tarballs (release.yml, orig tarballs) stay pristine upstream.
- Resolve .gitattributes (keep both debian/ and headsetcontrol.spec export-ignore) - debian/rules passes -DHEADSETCONTROL_VERSION so future .deb binaries report the real version instead of 0.0.0-unknown (uses #543's CMake override)
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| *.txt text eol=lf | ||
| CMakeLists.txt text eol=lf | ||
| debian/ export-ignore | ||
| headsetcontrol.spec export-ignore |
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When constructing the PPA source package from the project's git archive tarball, this excludes headsetcontrol.spec from the .orig.tar.gz but that tracked file remains in the Debian packaging checkout. dpkg-source -b then treats it as an unexpected upstream modification and aborts, so the advertised Debian source package cannot be built from the release archive. Do not export-ignore this tracked upstream file (or otherwise exclude it consistently before source-package creation).
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debian/so HeadsetControl can be built for an Ubuntu PPA (and later a Debian ITP).Validated on Ubuntu 24.04 (built the binary
.deb+ the source package):.debships/usr/bin/headsetcontrol+/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/70-headsets.rules; static lib/headers excluded.dh_shlibdeps(libhidapi-hidraw0, libc6, libstdc++6, libgcc-s1).Notes:
override_dh_auto_cleanremoves the in-sourcelib/version.hCMake generates, so3.0 (quilt)stays happy..gitattributesdebian/ export-ignorekeepsdebian/out ofgit archivetarballs.noble; rebuild with other distributions for more Ubuntu series.Draft — the actual PPA publish needs a Launchpad account + GPG key registered there +
dput.