On Sun, Nov 24, 2002 at 12:00:20PM -0800, Bill Wohler wrote: > Bill Wohler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I need to build bind9 for a vserver. I've been told that the magic > > spell is: > > > > ./configure --disable-linux-caps. > > > > Until now, I've only used "apt-get install" or "apt-get --compile > > source". I didn't see how to do this in the apt-get or > > dpkg-buildpackage man pages. > > > > What is the recommended way to do this within the Debian > > packaging system? > > I grabbed the source with "apt-get source bind9" and then added > --disable-linux-caps to the configure command in debian/rules and ran > dpkg-buildpackage manually. > > It worked, but it would be nice to get confirmation that this was the > Right Way to Do It.
It was. You can use apt-src to help you manage such local changes, although this is quite a new system. -- Colin Watson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
