Re: Modify a package
On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, Bao Ha wrote:
> I would like to modify a standard Debian package.
>
> I have been using dpkg-buildpackage -b -uc to rebuild it after patching.
> Unfortunately, it looks just like the same as the standard package and
> is overwritten everytime I do update.
>
> I have been using "=" in dselect to hold it. But is there an easier way
> to do it?
>
Increase the version number by .1 i.e. 1.0-1 to 1.0-1.1 This way it will
always be a higher version than the standard Debian package.
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Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar@debian.org>
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