Those tools are in the adpkg package... But that package also has an experimental version of dpkg in it. I will put it back somehow. If you have access to an earlier version of adpkg then get that.
On Sat, 10 May 1997, Igor Grobman wrote: >There used to exist 2 utilities called deb2asc and asc2deb which were very >useful for this kind of thing. They were part of debmake at one time then were >moved to adpkg, and after adpkg's removal from distribution seem to have >disappeared. > >Christoph, >would you put them back into debmake or anywhere else for that matter? These >utilities are truly useful for creating dummy packages. > >With those utilities available, you would just need to create a text file >containing something like this: > >%control >Package: dummy >Version: 1.0 >Provides: motif, tetex > >(and some more standard control file lines) > >Then you run asc2deb, and a .deb package is built. > >On May 9, Steve Hsieh wrote >> >> >> Hi, >> >> Can someone tell me how I can trick debian into thinking that a package is >> installed? Specifically, I have the real motif installed on my system. >> However, since this is (obviously) not a debian package, debian has no >> idea that I have it. And so if I try to install the xmcd package, it >> refuses to install because lesstif isn't installed, but I can't install >> lesstif without overwriting the real motif... I guess I could also use >> the --force-depends option in dpkg to force an install? >> >> So my questions are; >> >> 1. what's the dirty way to modify the config files so debian thinks >> lesstif is installed? >> >> 2. if I create my own binary .deb package with my motif binaries inside >> it, how do I change the control file so it "provides" lesstif? >> >> On a side note, motif apps really ought to "require" a motif package, and >> lesstiff should "provide" motif, as opposed to packages directly requiring >> lesstif. >> >> Steve >> >> >> >> -- >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] . >> Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . >> > >-- >Proudly running Debian Linux! Linux vs. Windows is a no-Win situation.... >Igor Grobman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --- +++ --- +++ --- +++ --- +++ --- +++ --- +++ --- +++ --- -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
