Re: apt-get source -b build directory
On Fri, Mar 09, 2001 at 02:33:25PM -0800, Bill Wohler wrote:
> I just tried `apt-get source -b xmms' and the package was downloaded
> and built in /etc. Why there?
pwd
> Wouldn't it be better to do it in /usr/src?
>
> If I can't change Debian policy, how can I configure apt-get to
> download and build in /usr/src? Assuming, of course, that someone
> convinces me I don't want to do that ;-).
cd /usr/src
or /usr/local/src, or wherever (/var/local/src?) before
running apt-get.
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Michael J. Micek, CyberStrategies, Inc. sysadmin. mmicek@csz.com
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