1 files changed, 26 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/packaging/Debian/debian/README.build-upstream b/packaging/Debian/debian/README.build-upstream
index f555f52af5..764a042939 100644
--- a/packaging/Debian/debian/README.build-upstream
+++ b/packaging/Debian/debian/README.build-upstream
@@ -3,10 +3,15 @@ Building Samba Packages for Debian GNU/Linux
 
 Building Debian packages is not as hard as some people might think. The
 following instructions will allow you to build your own Samba Debian
-packages. These instructions, and the files in packaging/Debian/, are
-current as of Samba 2.2.5, and should allow you to build Debian packages
-for Debian Potato (2.2), Debian Woody (3.0), and Debian unstable as of
-the date Samba 2.2.5 was released.
+packages. These instructions, and the files in packaging/Debian/, should
+be current as of Samba 3.0beta1, and should allow you to build Debian
+packages for Debian unstable.
+
+We try to maintain as much compatibility with previous releases
+of Debian as possible, so it is possible that the files in
+packaging/Debian/ can also be used to build Samba Debian packages for
+other Debian releases. However, sometimes this is just not possible
+because we need to use stuff that is only available on Debian unstable.
 
 Instructions
 ------------
@@ -22,19 +27,29 @@ these instructions:
 to the normal Debian development packages -- dpkg-dev, libc6-dev,
 devscripts, etc.):
 
+  autoconf
   debhelper
   libpam0g-dev
   libreadline4-dev
   libcupsys2-dev
-  autoconf
+  libacl1-dev | acl-dev (>= 2.0.0)
+  libkrb5-dev
+  libldap2-dev
+  po-debconf
+  python-dev (>= 2.2)
 
-  Notes about the packages required to build Samba Debian packages:
+  Notes regarding the packages required to build Samba Debian packages:
 
   * The libcupsys2-dev is not available in Debian Potato (Debian 2.2).
-  That's fine; the configure script won't detect CUPS support and the
-  resulting binaries won't support CUPS.
+    That's fine; the configure script won't detect CUPS support and the
+    resulting binaries won't support CUPS.
 
-1) cd samba[-<version>]. For example, "cd samba-2.2.5".
+  * The list above is current as of samba-3.0.0beta1, but it can get
+    out of date. The best way to check what packages are required to
+    build the samba packages on Debian is to look for the Build-Depends:
+    field in the file debian/control.
+
+1) cd samba[-<version>]. For example, "cd samba-3.0.0beta1".
 2) cp -a packaging/Debian/debian/ debian
   It's important that you copy instead of symlink because the build
   tools in Potato have a problem that prevents the build to work with
@@ -43,9 +58,8 @@ devscripts, etc.):
    Debian version numbers! Don't complain later if you can't upgrade
    to official versions of the Samba packages for Debian.)
   - Edit the changelog and make sure the version is right. For example,
-  for Samba 2.2.4, the version number should something like 2.2.4-0.1
-  (use a number less than 1 like 0.1, 0.2, etc. so there is no conflict
-  with future upgrades to the official Debian packages.)
+    for Samba 3.0.0beta1, the version number should something like
+  3.0.0beta1-1.1.
 4) Run 'debian/rules binary'.
   - It is better that you prefix the above command with 'fakeroot'.
     If you have problems you might try building as root.
@@ -58,4 +72,3 @@ better things to do and know nothing about the Debian packaging system.
 Eloy A. Paris <peloy@debian.org>
 Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
 
-