Re: Make a package from source?
On Tue, Nov 26, 2002 at 11:04:30AM -0500, sean finney wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 26, 2002 at 10:49:46AM -0500, Robert L. Harris wrote:
> > Ok, Is there a good doc of how to make a debian package from source? I
> > am trying to custom compile iptables and would like it to install as if
> > it were a .deb. Digging around debian.org, I didn't find anything.
>
> if you're compiling a version of iptables that you've gotten via
> apt-get source iptables, a simple
>
> $ fakeroot dpkg-buildpackage
If you're compiling from non-debianized source, you can use checkinstall
to make a debian package.
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Lance Simmons
lance@lsimmons.net
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