> 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.