From 9cbf46ba61518275d26bfe21ac59fe954b001e04 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ner216 <provencher.nolan@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:48:14 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add script that specifically builds the deb package
 without performing the entire release process.

---
 build-deb.sh | 62 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 62 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 build-deb.sh

diff --git a/build-deb.sh b/build-deb.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e5d4cdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-deb.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+PROJECT_NAME="stenmark"
+VERSION=$(grep -oP "^version:\s*'\K[^']+" meson.build || echo "0.8.0")
+DEB_STAGING="$(pwd)/deb-staging"
+CONFIG_FILE="/tmp/nfpm-stenmark.yaml"
+
+cleanup() {
+    rm -rf "$DEB_STAGING" "$CONFIG_FILE" builddir
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+echo "==> Building .deb package for $PROJECT_NAME v$VERSION"
+
+# 1. Ensure required build tools exist
+for cmd in meson ninja nfpm; do
+    if ! command -v "$cmd" &>/dev/null; then
+        echo "ERROR: Missing required command '$cmd'. Install meson, ninja-build, and nfpm first."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+done
+
+# 2. Stage the application installation tree
+rm -rf "$DEB_STAGING" builddir
+meson setup builddir --prefix=/usr
+meson compile -C builddir
+DESTDIR="$DEB_STAGING" meson install -C builddir --no-rebuild
+
+# 3. Generate contents list for nFPM
+CONTENTS=""
+while IFS= read -r file; do
+    dst="${file#"$DEB_STAGING"}"
+    CONTENTS+="  - src: $file
+    dst: $dst
+"
+done < <(find "$DEB_STAGING" -type f)
+
+# 4. Write nFPM configuration
+cat > "$CONFIG_FILE" <<NFPM
+name: $PROJECT_NAME
+arch: amd64
+version: $VERSION
+maintainer: local
+description: GTK4 Markdown note editor
+license: GPL-3.0-only
+depends:
+  - python3
+  - gir1.2-gtk-4.0
+  - gir1.2-adw-1
+  - gir1.2-webkit-6.0
+  - python3-gi
+  - python3-markdown
+contents:
+$CONTENTS
+NFPM
+
+# 5. Build .deb package
+nfpm package -p deb -f "$CONFIG_FILE"
+
+echo "==> Successfully built package:"
+ls -l "${PROJECT_NAME}"_*.deb
\ No newline at end of file

From 9c6be6088f3ec6687897ffd88c1e4c3b928af743 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ner216 <provencher.nolan@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:16:59 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Add documentation to README specifying the build-deb
 script as well as a debug troubleshooting tip.

---
 README.md | 14 ++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 562dc37..5469751 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ meson compile -C builddir
 sudo meson install -C builddir
 ```
 
+### Build Deb package from source
+
+```bash
+./build-deb.sh
+```
+
 ## Usage
 
 ```bash
@@ -99,6 +105,14 @@ stenmark ~/Notes/todo.md        # opens a file directly (sidebar hidden)
 
 Settings are stored in `~/.config/stenmark/settings.json` and can be changed from the Preferences dialog. All changes take effect immediately, except the interface language, which applies on restart.
 
+## Troubleshooting
+
+If you encounter issues or crashes, debug output can be enabled by running the following command in your terminal:
+
+```
+G_MESSAGES_DEBUG=all PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 stenmark
+```
+
 ## License
 
 GPL-3.0-**only** — version 3 of the GNU General Public License, and not "or any later version".