local package building

[David Wright <ichbin@shadlen.org>]

I have a package that I need compiled with different options than the
maintainer uses. I have been making a local version by downloading the
package, changing debian/rules to my liking, and then
  $ dpkg-buildpackage -uc -us -rfakeroot

The only trouble with this procedure is that the version number doesn't
change, so every day when I do
  # apt-get update
  # apt-get -u upgrade
apt wants to replace the package. Yes, the archive and installed packages
have the same version number, so don't ask me why, but it does.

To avoid this problem, I'd like to build the package with a .1 attached to
the version. That way, apt-get wouldn't bother me until the maintainer
issues a new package, at which time I can download the package source and
again make my modifications.

How do I do this? dpkg-buildpackage doesn't seem to have an option for
fidling with the version number.


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