On Mon, 23 May 2016 11:38:52 -0000 (UTC) Dan Purgert <d...@djph.net> wrote:
> T.J. Duchene wrote: > > On Sun, 22 May 2016 22:20:38 -0000 (UTC) > > Dan Purgert <d...@djph.net> wrote: > >> [snip] > >> Nope, not packages ... but you could always build from source. > >> > > [snip] > > I usually substitute "dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc" with "debuild -us > > -uc". Things build more smoothly. > > Yeah, that'll build a .deb package (IIRC) for you to then install with > dpkg. Generally when I build from source, it's a process of: > > ./configure [options] (wait a bit) > make (wait a lot[1]) > sudo make install > > [1] Downside of having an older PC with limited RAM. Takes a long > time to compile. > There is nothing wrong with that! =) I've used that myself. I am only speaking for myself, but if possible I prefer to use code from the repository and then use the Debian build scripts rather than build it manually. The reasons are three. First, you automatically get the patches to the upstream applied correctly. Second, the build dependencies are usually automatically installed so you spend less time chasing them down. Thirdly, using the package rather than the raw source install means that the package manager will inform me before it ungraciously overwrites a file needed to for a program to function properly. T.J.
