diff --git a/scripts/create-mkdebian.sh b/scripts/create-mkdebian.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+cfg_section()
+{
+	ini_section "$inifile" $@
+}
+
+cfg_value()
+{
+	ini_value "$inifile" $@
+}
+
+# -- here we go
+
+echo "== running $0" "$@" >&2
+
+export LANG=POSIX
+dir=`dirname $0`
+inifile="$1"
+. $dir/ini-tools.sh
+
+cat << EOT
+format_depends()
+{
+	echo "\$@" | sed 's/  */,/g; s/,\([><=]\+\),*/\1/g; s/, *,*/,/g; s/, *$//; s/^ *,//; s/\([><=]\+\)\([0-9.-]\+\)/ (\1\2) /g'
+}
+
+#changelog()
+#{
+#	#dch -c /dev/stdout --create -v \$VERSION-\$RELEASE --package \$NAME
+#cat << EOF
+#\$NAME (\$VERSION-\$RELEASE) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+#
+#  * Initial release. (Closes: #XXXXXX)
+#
+# -- Jan Lindemann <jan@janware.com>  `date -R`
+#
+#EOF
+#}
+
+compat()
+{
+	echo -n 9
+}
+
+control()
+{
+cat << EOF
+Source: \$NAME
+Maintainer: Jan Lindemann <jan@janware.com>
+Section: `cfg_value global.group`
+Priority: optional
+Standards-Version: 3.9.2
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9)
+EOT
+
+cfg_value global.subpackages | grep -q run && cat << EOT
+
+Package: \$NAME-run
+Architecture: any
+Depends: \`format_depends "\${shlibs:Depends}, \${misc:Depends}, \$REQUIRES_RUN"\`
+# untested:
+Conflicts: \`format_depends "\$CONFLICTS_RUN"\`
+Description: `cfg_value summary`
+`cfg_value description | sed 's/^/ /'`
+EOT
+
+cfg_value global.subpackages | grep -q devel && cat << EOT
+
+Package: \$NAME-devel
+Architecture: any
+Depends: \`format_depends "\$NAME-run = \$VERSION-\$RELEASE, \$REQUIRES_DEVEL"\`
+# untested:
+Conflicts: \`format_depends "\$CONFLICTS_DEVEL"\`
+Description: \$NAME Development Package
+ Development tools for \$NAME-run
+EOT
+
+cat << EOT
+EOF
+}
+
+copyright()
+{
+	echo -n "Copyright (c) `date +'%Y'`, janware GmbH"
+}
+
+format()
+{
+	echo "3.0 (quilt)"
+}
+
+rules()
+{
+cat << "EOF"
+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+
+# tip from https://pkg-perl.alioth.debian.org/debhelper.html
+# PACKAGE = \$(firstword \$(shell dh_listpackages))
+# TMP     = \$(CURDIR)/debian/\$(PACKAGE)
+
+NAME         = \$(shell pwd | xargs basename | sed 's/-[0-9.-]\+//')
+DEB_DIR      = \$\$(pwd)/debian
+ENV_PREFIX   = \$\$(pwd)/debian/tmp/inst-root
+EOF
+
+echo INSTALL_LOG  = \$INSTALL_LOG
+
+cat << "EOF"
+%:
+EOF
+echo -e "\tdh \$""@"
+cat << EOF
+
+override_dh_auto_test:
+
+override_dh_installdirs:
+	@echo "running override_dh_installdirs ($@)"
+	#dh_installdirs
+
+override_dh_auto_install:
+	@echo "running override_dh_auto_install ($@)"
+	mkdir -p \`dirname \$INSTALL_LOG\`
+	> \$INSTALL_LOG
+	\\\$(MAKE) ENV_PREFIX=\\\$(ENV_PREFIX) INSTALL_LOG=\\\$(INSTALL_LOG) install
+	PATH=$JWB_SCRIPT_DIR:\\\$(PATH) /bin/bash pkg.sh milk-install-log -p \\\$(ENV_PREFIX) -n \\\$(NAME) -t deb \$INSTALL_LOG \\\$(DEB_DIR)
+	dh_installdirs
+
+override_dh_install:
+	dh_install --sourcedir=./debian/tmp/inst-root
+
+override_dh_shlibdeps:
+	LD_LIBRARY_PATH=lib:\\\$(LD_LIBRARY_PATH) dh_shlibdeps
+
+override_dh_auto_clean:
+
+override_dh_compress:
+
+EOF
+}
+
+mkdir -p debian
+#dch  --create --empty
+cd debian
+
+for file in compat control copyright format rules; do
+	test -e \$file && continue
+	\$file > \$file
+done
+
+chmod 755 rules
+
+cd ..
+
+dch  --create --newversion \$VERSION-\$RELEASE --controlmaint --package \$NAME --force-distribution --distribution \$DISTRIBUTION "Release built by $0"
+
+echo "Produced by $0, the output should be in the \"debian\" sub-directory."
+EOT
+