"Robert L. Harris" <Robert.L.Harris@rdlg.net> writes: > 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. From scratch? http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/ Or, if you mean from the existing source package, it's usually as simple as: apt-get source some-package apt-get build-dep some-package # hack the source, etc., and increment the changelog dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -rfakeroot dpkg -i ../*.deb -- Curse my natural showmanship!
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