Re: Compiling Sources and Maintaining a Debian System..

[Richard Kimber <rkimber@ntlworld.com>]

On Fri, 1 Nov 2002 07:25:51 -0600
Jamin W.Collins <jcollins@asgardsrealm.net> wrote:

> On Fri, 1 Nov 2002 12:46:44 +0000 Richard Kimber <rkimber@ntlworld.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > What do you do if the source is not available via apt-get?  I.e. where
> > do you unzip it?  And do you have to do anything to it before
> > proceeding?
> 
> Now would be the time to read the New Maintainer's Guide:
>    http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/

Indeed, but following those instructions (at least literally) doesn't work
(for me).  Maybe they're not meant to be taken literally.  But in that
case I need a guide to the guide.

- Richard.