github: fix build-deb-packages

.github/workflows/build-deb-packages.yml

@@ -21,18 +21,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 0  # Fetch all history for all branches and tags
+          fetch-depth: 0  # Fetch full Git history and tags
 
       - name: Set up the build environment
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y build-essential autoconf automake libtool \
-              libgtk-3-dev libglib2.0-dev gettext desktop-file-utils devscripts fakeroot lintian autopoint dh-make
+              libgtk-3-dev libglib2.0-dev gettext desktop-file-utils devscripts fakeroot lintian autopoint dh-make dh-autoreconf
 
       - name: Determine version and dist
         id: version
         run: |
-          # Get the most recent tag, and check if the latest commit is tagged
           LATEST_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null || echo "0.0.0")
           TAGGED_COMMIT=$(git describe --tags --exact-match 2>/dev/null || echo "notag")
           
@@ -47,15 +46,32 @@ jobs:
           echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "DIST=$DIST" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Prepare Debian Packaging
+      - name: Generate Debian Packaging Files
         run: |
-          # Initialize debian directory structure with the correct version if it doesn't exist
           if [ ! -d "debian" ]; then
             dh_make --createorig -y --single --native --packagename xnec2c_$VERSION
-          fi
+            echo -e '#!/usr/bin/make -f\n%:\n\tdh $@' > debian/rules
+            chmod +x debian/rules
+            echo "9" > debian/compat
+            echo "xnec2c ($VERSION) unstable; urgency=low\n\n  * Initial release.\n\n -- Your Name <[email protected]>  $(date -R)" > debian/changelog
+            cat > debian/control <<EOL
+Source: xnec2c
+Section: utils
+Priority: optional
+Maintainer: Your Name <[email protected]>
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9), autotools-dev, automake, autoconf, libtool, libgtk-3-dev, libglib2.0-dev, gettext, desktop-file-utils
+Standards-Version: 3.9.6
+Homepage: https://www.example.com
 
-          # Ensure the debian/rules file exists and is executable
-          chmod +x debian/rules
+Package: xnec2c
+Architecture: any
+Depends: \${shlibs:Depends}, \${misc:Depends}
+Description: A multi-threaded EM tool to model antenna near- and far-field radiation patterns.
+ Xnec2c is a high-performance multi-threaded electromagnetic simulation
+ package to model antenna near- and far-field radiation patterns for
+ Linux and UNIX operating systems.
+EOL
+          fi
 
       - name: Build the DEB package using debuild
         run: |
@@ -66,8 +82,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Test DEB package
         run: |
-          dpkg -i ../xnec2c_*.deb || true  # Install DEB package
-          xnec2c -h  # Run test
+          dpkg -i ../xnec2c_*.deb || true
+          xnec2c -h
 
       - name: Upload the DEB package
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2