> > <whishlist> > > > > A package state that tells the package managers that "the functionality of > > this package is provided locally, treat it as if it was installed" > > Why don't you debianize the package or create a fake one that provides the > debian-package equivalent of what you locally installed ?
Ah, I should have known there is a proper way to do this. This had briefly occured to me, but I've never ever created a package... any pointers besides www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/packaging.html ? Something more in HOWTO style, perhaps? However, these are developers' solutions - don't you think this should be possible on the "user level"? Or is there a script just to create such fakes? Have I just RT wrong FMs? Christian
