I compiled Emacs myself and put it in /usr/local. How do I tell dpkg that it's OK to install packages that depend on Emacs though it's not a Debian package install? tia, kai -- A large number of young women don't trust men with beards. (BFBS Radio) -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org . Trouble? e-mail to templin@bucknell.edu .