Re: HOW DO I Apply debian patch to original source?
On Mon, 6 Mar 2000, Bob Nielsen wrote:
> To create a package from the Debian source, you should also install
> dpkg-dev and download
> http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/frozen/main/source/net/wu-ftpd_2.6.0-4.dsc
>
> Then type "dpkg-source -x wu-ftpd_2.6.0-4.dsc" (as root). This will
> unpack the source and apply the patch. You should then cd to the
> wu-ftpd-2.6.0 directory which was created and type "debian/rules binary".
> This will compile the source and create the Debian package for you.
You don't have to be root...
Martin
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