Re: backporting Questions

2003-06-21 Thread Bob Proulx
Elliot Dray wrote: > > To build the package it needs root-like privileges and so use > > fakeroot. But don't use real root. > > Is it just because of good practice why you shouldn't use root? there is no > technical reason, is there? Good practice, good sense. Building packages implies debug a

Re: backporting Questions

2003-06-18 Thread Elliot Dray
Elliot Dray wrote: 1) when you issue the command "apt-get -b build-dep" what exactly does the build-dep do, does it install dependencies from the branch your trying to install the package from? I think you have this command confused with another. apt-get build-dep packagename I got that command

Re: backporting Questions

2003-06-18 Thread Bob Proulx
Elliot Dray wrote: > 1) when you issue the command "apt-get -b build-dep" what exactly does the > build-dep do, does it install dependencies from the branch your trying to > install the package from? I think you have this command confused with another. apt-get build-dep packagename That comm