Re: Idea for apt-get : getting source code instead getting binaries

[Matt Zagrabelny <mzagrabe@d.umn.edu>]

On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 9:33 AM, Solal Rastier <solal.rastier@me.com> wrote:
> Hello! I've an idea for a new apt-get package style :
>
> Developer side :
> -The developer create a ./install script in the source code.
> -The install script executes all commands necessary for install the software. Also, it getting dependancies, etc.
> -The developer create a tarball (.tar.bzip2) and rename the file name. Instead of software.tar.bzip2 , that's software.deb
> -The developer distribute the software.deb
>
> Apt-get side :
> -The apt-get tool download software.deb from the Debian repository.
> -The program is installed with dpkg
>
> Dpkg side :
> -dpkg rename the software.deb software.tar.bzip2
> -tar uncompress the software.tar.bzip2
> -cd go into the "software" folder
> -./install execute install script

Maybe I'm missing something:

apt-get source foo
apt-get build-dep foo

Do those commands do what you are needing?

-m