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I have a couple of scripts and a zenity-based GUI that I wanted to package as a deb. As per various tutorials, i have arranged the files into folders, created control and the .desktop files.

I only have a WIN7 computer so I want to do my packaging in my N900. I tried packaging with in MyDocs but I got errors as it was FAT32.

Next I moved it to /opt/debuild/ and tried to package from there. It successfully compiled but
a) I could not install via HAM (application not compatible error, i think)
b) I installed successfully via dpkg -i, and it became visible in the menu. But I could not run it.

So please, could somebody tell me what I am doing wrong? Oh, and I want to run my scripts as root, so i did put this as my exec in the .desktop file:
Is this right?

check out mobilehotspot on garage (writing this on the go so can't link now)

I am sorry, but what is there to check out in http://mobilehotspot.garage.maemo.org/ that is specific to my question? Please explain...

I have finally managed to make a deb using dpkg -b from my N900. It can be installed with dpkg -i but cant be installed by the application manager. Can anybody help me? I am attaching the deb file here.

Thanks,
EJas

https://garage.maemo.org/plugins/scm...=mobilehotspot is the debian dir, check the scripts there.

what is the problem with application manager? an error message ?

Thanks, I am checking out the scripts in the directory now. One question, which of the following are mandatory?
Changelog
compat
control
copyright
.postinst
rules

In my debian folder i now have only a control file. Are the rest required.
Yes, it shows 'incompatible application package' error. But installs perfectly under dpkg -i.
Any ideas?

You need to put in the control file the section, the architecture and installed size to be read from hildon app manager when building with dpkg -b.

Section: user/desktop
Priority: extra
Maintainer: yourname <youremailaddress>
Package: packagename
XSBC-Maemo-Display-Name: Name to show in App Manager
Architecture: armel
Installed-Size: 101
Version: 0.0.1
Description: Short description.

In your postinst file you have to type the chmods you need in order to run the script aswell.

Thanks guys, it seems to be working now. I think it probably was because i was missing XSBC-Maemo-Display-Name: and Section:

Now, moving onto Uploading to extras-devel. I made account in garage and all associated actions. I tried using the web assistant but I am stuck on uploading the .changes file.

I am developing my app (which is basically a bunch of shell scripts) on my N900 itself. How can I generate a .changes file?