RE: help making packages
On 06-Nov-2000 Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
> dear all,
>
> i'd like to package a friend's game, but it requires:
>
>>=libsdl1.0 which debian provides
> sdl_image a library which debian doesn't provide
> sdl_mixer a library which debian doesn't provide
>
> currently, the only way to get sdl_image and sdl_mixer on a debian system is
> to compile it from tarball.
>
> is it possible to specify a dependency on a library which has to be made
> from tarball (ie- not installed via apt-get or deselect).
>
every package in debian must be built with packages in Debian. So, you need to
get those packaged as well.
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