also have a read of this doc: http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/index.en.html
specifically: http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/ch-sourcehandling.en.html - matthew On Wed, 1 Jan 2003 18:49:33 -0600 Adam Majer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 25, 2002 at 10:52:32AM +0100, Roland Wegmann wrote: > > Hello > > > > I have to know how you can build deb packages from source. Could somebody > > tell me if there exists an apt-get(able) doc package that introduces me > > in the topic of compiling your own deb packages from source? > > Just use dpkg-buildpackage > > apt-get source <whatever package you want> > cd <directory of package> > fakeroot dpkg-buildpackage > > and you'll get debs in the parent directory > or > it will barf that it needs some packages instealled first.. > > That's it (or at least should be unless the source it broken) > > - Adam > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

