>>>>> "Kevin" == <kevin@exstor.com> writes: Kevin> Hi all, Does anyone know if its possible to create .deb files Kevin> just from a binary file rather than having to compile source Kevin> files to create the package? Look at the dpkg-deb man page. Esp. the --build option. Or, a .deb is just a ar archive containing three files: a text file and two gzipped tar files, so you could create one by hand. (Just make sure everything is formatted correctly.) BTW, why do you need to do this? -- Hubert Chan <hubert@uhoreg.ca> - http://www.uhoreg.ca/ PGP/GnuPG key: 1024D/124B61FA Fingerprint: 96C5 012F 5F74 A5F7 1FF7 5291 AF29 C719 124B 61FA Key available at wwwkeys.pgp.net. Encrypted e-mail preferred.
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