Re: pptp vpn

[Kevin Buhr <buhr@telus.net>]

Mikael Jirari <Mikael@eits.info> writes:
> 
> I want to patch ppp.
> 
> I did apt-get source ppp and now i have a couple of files with dsc, diff,
> orig.
> My patch is linux-2.4.16-openssl-0.9.6b-mppe.patch.
> 
> How can i apply the patch, i know how to do for the kernel but not for a
> special package sources.

Actually, you need some more patches.  The patch you mention:

        linux-2.4.16-openssl-0.9.6b-mppe.patch

is meant to be applied to the kernel.  You also need the patches:

        ppp-2.4.1-openssl-0.9.6-mppe-patch
        ppp-2.4.1-MSCHAPv2-fix.patch   ## may or may not be needed

which are what you apply to the PPP sources.  That should be just a
matter of:

        cd ppp-2.4.1.uus
        patch -p1 </wherever/you/put/ppp-2.4.1-openssl-0.9.6-mppe-patch
        patch -p1 </wherever/you/put/ppp-2.4.1-MSCHAPv2-fix.patch

If I recall correctly, these apply relatively cleanly.  Now, you build
your package:

        debian/rules build

Then, it's probably worthwhile to add a structured entry to the top of:

        debian/changelog

like:

///
ppp (2.4.1.uus-4+local0) unstable; urgency=low

  * Applied MPPE patches:
    - ppp-2.4.1-openssl-0.9.6-mppe-patch.gz
    - ppp-2.4.1-MSCHAPv2-fix.patch.gz

 -- Kevin Buhr <buhr@telus.net>  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 06:50:49 -0700
\\\

Note that the structure of the first line and the whitespace for the
remaining lines is kind of important.  You can also use the
"debchange" or "dch" tool to help with this step.

Finally, build the binary packages:

        fakeroot debian/rules binary

to produce a:

        ppp_2.4.1.uus-4+local0_i386.deb

in the parent directory which you can install as root:

        cd ..
        dpkg -i ppp_2.4.1.uus-4+local0_i386.deb

-- 
Kevin <buhr@telus.net>