Re: packaging from root account

[jdg@maths.qmw.ac.uk (Julian Gilbey)]

> It is much safer to not be root.  Install libtricks and use
> 'debuild -rfakeroot' to build your packages.

In fact, debuild will automatically use fakeroot if you have it
installed, and die if not (and you are not running as root, and don't
specify an alternative -r... option).

So read: Install libtricks and run debuild to build your package.
See debuild(1) for more details....

   Julian (devscripts maintainer)

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