On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 12:42:02 +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > What is the best way to compile and install packages from source with > apt? > > I don't want to use "dpkg -i" once the packages are built (as suggested > in the how-to) since dpkg doesn't check dependencies and may break the > system (it did in the past...).
You might try creating your own apt archive. An apt archive is just a directory (or subdirectories) full of debs. To make them visible to apt you create an index file called Packages (or gzipped to Packages.gz) using a command like "dpkg-scanpackages . /dev/null > Packages". Your apt source might then look like: deb file:/my-apt-archive/ ./ Put this file:// source before any http:// sources and apt will look at this before attempting to download from the Net. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
