Added howto doc about Debian packaging

doc/source/debian_package_guide.rst

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+=======================================================
+Building and Deploying Custom Debian packages for Swift
+=======================================================
+
+This documents setting up the prerequisites, downloading the code and building
+Debian packages necessary to deploy the various components of the swift 
+project code.  These steps were done on a server running 
+*Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx)*, but should give a good idea what to do on 
+other distros.
+
+------------------------------------------
+Instructions for Deploying Swift-Core PPAs
+------------------------------------------
+
+These packages are built from the current development branch "trunk" 
+
+* Add swift-core/ppa repository. As root:::
+
+       apt-get install python-software-properties
+       add-apt-repository ppa:swift-core/trunk
+       apt-get update
+
+* Install the swift base packages::
+
+       apt-get install python-swift
+       apt-get install swift
+
+* Install the swift packages depending on your implementations::
+
+       apt-get install swift-auth
+       apt-get install swift-proxy
+       apt-get install swift-account
+       apt-get install swift-container
+       apt-get install swift-object
+
+* Copy sample configuration files to `/etc/swift` directory 
+  and rename them to `*.conf files`::
+     
+       cp -a /usr/share/doc/swift/*.conf-sample /etc/swift/ 
+       cd /etc/swift ; rename 's/\-sample$//' *.conf-sample
+
+* For servers running the swift-account, swift-container or 
+  swift-object the rsync.conf file should be moved to 
+  the `/etc` directory::
+
+       cd /etc/swift
+       mv rsyncd.conf /etc
+
+* Modify configuration files to meet your implementation requirements
+  the defaults have been not been geared to a multi-server implementation.
+
+---------------------------------------------------
+Instructions for Building Debian Packages for Swift
+---------------------------------------------------
+
+* Add swift-core/ppa repository and install prerequisites. As root::
+
+       apt-get install python-software-properties
+       add-apt-repository ppa:swift-core/ppa
+       apt-get update
+       apt-get install curl gcc bzr python-configobj python-coverage python-dev 
+       python-nose python-setuptools python-simplejson python-xattr  
+       python-webob python-eventlet python-greenlet debhelper python-sphinx 
+       python-all python-openssl
+
+* As you
+
+  #. Tell bzr who you are::
+
+       bzr whoami '<Your Name> <youremail@.example.com>'
+       bzr lp-login <your launchpad id>
+
+  #. Create a local bazaar repository for dev/testing:: 
+
+       bzr init-repo swift
+
+  #. Pull down the swift/debian files::
+
+       cd swift 
+       bzr branch lp:~swift-core/swift/debian
+
+  #. If you want to merge in a branch::
+     
+       cd debian
+       bzr merge lp:<path-to-branch>
+  
+  #. Create the debian packages:: 
+  
+       cd debian 
+       bzr bd --builder='debuild -uc -us'
+ 
+  #. Upload packages to your target servers::
+ 
+       cd .. 
+       scp *.deb root@<swift-target-server>:~/.
+
+
+----------------------------------------------------
+Instructions for Deploying Debian Packages for Swift
+----------------------------------------------------
+
+* On a Target Server, As root:
+
+  #. Setup the swift ppa::
+ 
+       add-apt-repository ppa:swift-core/ppa
+       apt-get update
+
+  #. Install dependencies::
+ 
+       apt-get install rsync python-openssl python-setuptools python-webob
+       python-simplejson python-xattr python-greenlet python-eventlet
+
+  #. Install base packages::
+
+       dpkg -i python-swift_<version>_all.deb 
+       dpkg -i swift_<version>_all.deb
+
+  #. Install packages depending on your implementation::
+
+       dpkg -i swift-auth_<version>_all.deb    
+       dpkg -i swift-proxy_<version>_all.deb
+       dpkg -i swift-account_<version>_all.deb  
+       dpkg -i swift-container_<version>_all.deb  
+       dpkg -i swift-object_<version>_all.deb  
+       dpkg -i swift-doc_<version>_all.deb
+
+  #. Copy sample configuration files to `/etc/swift` directory 
+     and rename them to `*.conf files`::
+
+       cp -a /usr/share/doc/swift/*.conf-sample /etc/swift/ 
+       cd /etc/swift 
+       rename 's/\-sample$//' *.conf-sample
+
+  #. For servers running the swift-account, swift-container or 
+     swift-object the rsync.conf file should be moved to 
+     the `/etc` directory::
+
+       cd /etc/swift/ 
+       mv rsyncd.conf /etc
+
+  #. Modify configuration files to meet your implementation requirements
+     the defaults have been not been geared to a multi-server implementation.

doc/source/index.rst

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     deployment_guide
     admin_guide
+    debian_package_guide
 
 End User Guides: