On Wed, Jul 13, 2005 at 12:27:28PM -0700, Redefined Horizons wrote: > I've got a couple of programs I'd like to install on my Debian Sarge > system that are only available in source code. There is no .dsc file > for download. I'd like to install the software via APT/Synaptic. Is > there a way I can generate a .dsc file for the source code? What > exaclty is a .dsc file, and why is it needed? >
The .dsc file is the Debian Source Control file. It specifies which components are part of the Debian source package. To create a new Debian package you can read the New Maintainer guide and create a proper Debian package, or you can install the checkinstall package and use it to "create" a Debian package, in the it will register a package with dpkg that lists all the files installed in the 'make install' process of the software. Let me know if you need anymore help with this. -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://familiasanchez.net/~sanchezr
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