I need to compile some stuff in Debian (available in Debian but three version numbers stale). I have already successfully compiled them in Mandrake.
The problem is that the application's various bits and pieces will be splattered across my system. While they'll probably wind up in /usr/local, I want a more manageable method of installing/deinstalling these files. I'm thinking of creating a .deb to "trap" the compilation. Can someone give me a quick tip on how to do this, convert a tarball into a deb in one fell swoop? I'm a bit lazy to RTFM. In Mandrake I simply type something like rpm -bb (or is it rpm -tb?) to produce a binary from a .src.rpm (I know, not quite a tarball). What's the quick and dirty Debian equivalent?
