RE: Debian from source
On 19-Oct-2001 Paul 'Baloo' Johnson wrote:
> http://www.debianplanet.org/debianplanet/article.php?sid=452
>
> I like this concept...maybe an apt-src tool that's like apt-get but does
> build-dep, makes everything and goes the extra mile to install the
> resulting deb and optionally clean up source and debs, a la apt-get
> would be nice.
>
The newer apt's can automatically handle build-depends and build the package on
download. Only thing left would be to delete the package requested (and
optionally the build-depends).
Which raises the issue. Most multi package sources have some scary
build-depends. Not sure I would want this on my box. Then you run into making
a chroot to compile in for each new package which is what the build daemons for
Debian do (sort of). What I am saying here is this sounds easy but in practice
the easy solution is not the one you want.
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