On 19-Oct-2001 Paul 'Baloo' Johnson wrote: > http://www.debianplanet.org/debianplanet/article.php?sid=452 > > I like this concept...maybe an apt-src tool that's like apt-get but does > build-dep, makes everything and goes the extra mile to install the > resulting deb and optionally clean up source and debs, a la apt-get > would be nice. >
The newer apt's can automatically handle build-depends and build the package on download. Only thing left would be to delete the package requested (and optionally the build-depends). Which raises the issue. Most multi package sources have some scary build-depends. Not sure I would want this on my box. Then you run into making a chroot to compile in for each new package which is what the build daemons for Debian do (sort of). What I am saying here is this sounds easy but in practice the easy solution is not the one you want. ----- We have buried the putrid corpse of Liberty. -- Benito Mussolini
