On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:28:06 -0600, Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can see you have never actually packaged a .deb without > using dpkg and debhelper and debian specific programs. When I did > this on a red hat box, I found the activity a great deal of fun, as > well as being very instructive. > > We are packagers to start with. Yes, we are more than > glorified packagers, but our primary value add is packaging and > systems integration. Seems like the ideal candidate would find > learning how packages are put together and integrated a fun > activity.
I tend to learn better by watching tools at work. Thanks to free software, tools[1] are available to watch tools. > I personally find hand crafting my packages more satisfying > and more fun than just using helper packages. Your mileage obviously > has varied. Obviously. Your approach sounds like not invented here, mine like code reuse. [1] tcpdump, strace -- -------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | http://www.zugschlus.de/ Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fon: *49 621 72739834
