On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:15:29 +0500 surreal <firewalrus@gmail.com> wrote: > Is there any way of downloading source files without the binaries ?? > > I dont want to create a live cd but only get the source files of the > packages found in live helper lists. How to do this depends on whether you just downloaded a bunch of debs, or bootstrapped a new chroot. Your follow up email doesn't specify: > Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:12:53 +0500 > > i cannot imagine why this is usefull. care to give a use case? > > I had downloaded a GB or more of binaries, and now for some reasons, > I want the source code of those binaries. Want to tweak them for max > performance on my machine(s) > > There are 1400 binary deb and if I manually start downloading them, I > will become mad at the end of that exercise (heck what are computers > supposed to do then?? ) Because you'll either be pulling the package list out of the chroot, or 'just' mangling the output of 'ls'. kk -- Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK5FOSS) Debian contributor / gNewSense Maintainer http://www.kgoetz.id.au No, I won't join your social networking group
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