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Expand Up @@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ dpkg-buildpackage requires you to specify:

These specifications are stored in text files inside a directory named `debian`. This directory is expected to live inside the application's source directory. So the structure you end up with looks as follows:

hello
...and other application source files...

...application source files...
debian/
control
changelog
Expand All @@ -59,17 +59,17 @@ These specifications are stored in text files inside a directory named `debian`.

Then you invoke dpkg-buildpackage (`dpkg-buildpackage -b`) from the application's source directory. Dpkg-buildpackage compiles the application using your instructions. It also creates the package root directory (under `debian/<source package name>`) and create files in there based on your instructions on how that should be done. At this point you end up with a structure like so:

hello
...and other application source files...
...application source files...
debian/
control
changelog
compat
rules
copyright
...and other specification files...

hello/ <--- this is the package root
DEBIAN/
package_name/ <--- this is the package root which will be moved to your machines root upon installation
DEBIAN/ <--- This folder isn't in the package after installing the deb
control
...and other metadata files...
usr/
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