Re: debian packages
On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 02:15:06PM -0700, Robert Holtzman wrote:
> On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 09:18:00AM -0400, Robert Wolfe (Debian) wrote:
>
> .........snip.......
> >
> > Viden, I _believe_ that you can still use RPM with Debian as well,
> > as long as you use alien to convert the packages between RPM and
> > DEB. Also, if you want to build your own packages on a Debian based
> > machine, then you can use the checkinstall utility to built both
> > RPMs and DEBs without any issues. It's what I use all the time and
> > have no problems with it. Not only does it build the binaries and
> > make the package files, but it also installs the package for you as
> > well.
>
> I remember reading somewhere (can't find it) that checkinstall didn't
> handle dependencies well. Any truth to this?
>
Last time I used it, checkinstall didn't handle dependencies at all. It
just makes a "dumb" package, with the benefit that your package manager
is aware of it and it's easy to uninstall (which is not always the case
with compiled-from-source software).
-Rob
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