On 02-Aug-2000 Peter Mickle wrote: > A few weeks ago, while upgrading from slink to potato, during the > install process, I answered "yes" to a prompt to byte compile the > newly installed files. Since then, whenever I have installed new > packages (apt-get -install or apt-get -update -dist-upgrade) the > files are bytecompiled when installed. > > This is not the behavior I want from apt/dpkg, particularly since the > installer seems to remove the (for example) *.el files after byte > compiling, so I cannot modify the original files. > > I have not been able to figure out how to remove the instruction to > byte compile incoming files - any help or suggestions will be > appreciated. >
the package installed (I assume an emacs one) is responsible, not apt / dpkg. That said, you could not edit the file any way. When a new version of the package comes out, it will overwrite your changes. If you have to edit them, grab the source and make yourself a local deb.
