RE: Need to compile gphoto2 from CVS and install into packaging
On 19-Jun-2002 David Richmond wrote:
> Hello!
>
> Having just switched to Debian (woody) from SuSE 7.3, I recall that, under
> SuSE, I had to download and compile the CVS snapshot of the gphoto2 digital
> camera library to get my Canon PowerShot A40 digital camera recognizable
> under Linux. The version of gphoto2 that ships with SuSE 7.3 was an older
> one that did not support the A40. The version of gphoto2 in woody, not
> surprisingly, also does not include support for the A40. The version in
> unstable doesn't either.
>
> How can I download the gphoto2 source from CVS (cvs.gphoto.sourceforge.net),
> compile, and debianize it so that it can then be installed by the packaging
> system?
>
> Thanks!
>
apt-get source gphoto2
then grab the source from the upstream. Untar the new source, copy the debian/
dir over. Edit debian/changelog to reflect the new version number. Then do
dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -us -uc.
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