-# Build Scripts
+# Building FreeSWITCH packages using `FSDEB`
+## Prerequisites
+FreeSWITCH packages can be built when FreeSWITCH is cloned using `git` only.
+(Methods described here won't work if you download a source tarball and extract it)
-This directory contains scripts for building FreeSWITCH.
+Please make sure you have `git` and `curl` installed:
+```bash
+apt-get update
+apt-get install -y git curl
+```
-## build-debs-native.sh
-Builds Debian packages for FreeSWITCH from git tree on supported Debian distributions.
+## Cloning FreeSWITCH
+Assuming you build Debian packages for a FreeSWITCH release (this can be your fork or another branch as well).
-### TLDR: Example running from FreeSWITCH git root
```bash
-scripts/packaging/fsget.sh pat_hFooBar
-scripts/packaging/build/build-debs-native.sh -b 999 -o /tmp/fsdebs/
+cd /usr/src
+git clone https://github.com/signalwire/freeswitch -b v1.10
```
-### Prerequisites
-- Root access is recommended
-- Supported Debian system and architecture
-- FreeSWITCH git repository in the working directory
-- FreeSWITCH Debian repository configured (use `fsget.sh`)
+## Configuring FreeSWITCH Debian repo (for dependencies)
+Since we are building a FreeSWITCH release let's configure FreeSWITCH Community Release Debian repo.
+We recommend using [FSGET](https://github.com/signalwire/freeswitch/blob/master/scripts/packaging).
-### Features
-- Automated dependency installation
-- FreeSWITCH Debian (source) package creation
+Replace `<PAT or API token>` with your `SignalWire Personal Access Token (PAT)`
+[HOWTO Create a SignalWire Personal Access Token](https://developer.signalwire.com/freeswitch/FreeSWITCH-Explained/Installation/how-to-create-a-personal-access-token/how-to-create-a-personal-access-token)
+```bash
+curl -sSL https://freeswitch.org/fsget | bash -s <PAT or API token>
+```
-### Usage
+## Building packages with `FSDEB`
```bash
-./build-debs-native.sh -b BUILD_NUMBER -o OUTPUT_DIR [-w WORKING_DIR]
+curl -sSL https://freeswitch.org/fsdeb | bash -s -- -b 999 -o /usr/src/fsdebs/ -w /usr/src/freeswitch
+```
+That's pretty much it!
+
+## Output
+`FSDEB` will generate `.deb`, `.dsc`, `.changes`, and `.tar.*` files in the output directory:
+```bash
+ls -la /usr/src/fsdebs/
+```
+
+## Usage
+You may be interested in other arguments of `FSDEB`:
+```bash
+curl -sSL https://freeswitch.org/fsdeb | bash -s -- -b BUILD_NUMBER -o OUTPUT_DIR [-w WORKING_DIR]
```
Required:
Optional:
- `-w`: Working directory (defaults to git root, needs to be git tree)
-
-### Output
-Generates `.deb`, `.dsc`, `.changes`, and `.tar.*` files in the output directory.