Hello,
You compile it like any other package:
On Fri, 25 Mar 2011, Gustavo Alkmim wrote:
> I download the sources from
> http://git.debian.org/?p=dpkg/dpkg.git;a=summary in the snapshot link
> How can I compile the sources modified by me and test it at my machine?
http://raphaelhertzog.com/2010/12/15/howto-to-rebuild-debian-packages/
But you also need autoconf and automake in addition to the listed build
dependencies.
That said you really want to use git to grab the sources. Working without
version control is not really something I would advise.
git clone git://git.debian.org/dpkg/dpkg.git
Cheers,
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