Re: Making debs..

[marshal@h9.dion.ne.jp]

>>>>> "Leo" == Leo Spalteholz <leo@thewoodpecker.ca> writes:

    > Hi, I was wondering if there's an easy/quick way of making a
    > .deb from source files..  For example I have the source of an
    > xmms plugin in a tar file but when I try ./configure it says
    > xmms is not installed (even though it is through the package
    > system).  I've had similar problems with getting other programs

Just to check, have you installed the xmms-dev files.  If you're going
to compile anything that uses xmms, you're probably going to need the
xmms-dev files which has all the headers.  Having the binary isn't
enough.

    > to compile.  So is it possible to automagically make a deb file
    > from some sources, getting the dependancies from the configure
    > script (or something along those lines, I'm new to this stuff)?
    > I read parts of the maint-guide but it seems pretty involved.  I
    > just want to quickly install an xmms plugin, not spend hours
    > making a package for it.  Any ideas?

First off, check if there is a debian subdirectory in the source
file.  If you are, you're in luck and can just execute "debian/rules
binary" as root (or use fakeroot) to get a deb.

Otherwise, I don't think there is a way to automate it.
Build-dependancies are kind of a pain in the ass according to my
limited exprience with them.

You of course, don't really need to build a deb.  You could just
install things into /usr/local.

Good luck.

Marshal