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Re: tool for making quick-n-dirty packages...



On Thu, Jun 09, 2005 at 08:30:21PM +0200, Johannes Mockenhaupt wrote:
> Matt Price wrote:
> > gaah, I've forgotten something that came up on one list or another a
> > while back...  it had to do with a tool that generated a .deb package
> > from a makefile or other procedure.  Can't remember the name, but the
> > process was something like:
> > 
> > ./configure
> > make
> > [nameofthistool!] --type deb make install
> > It doesn't generate fully compliant packages, but it lets you
> > (un)install unpackaged software with apt-get and other such tools.
> > Anyone remember what I'm looking for??
> 
> checkinstall
> 

that's it!  thanks Johannes.

> Johannes

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