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Re: Installing packages from source



RAPPAZ Francois wrote:
> Hi,  I would like to install libgnomeprint-2.2-2.10. 
> On my sarge I got 2.8 and with Abiword, fill justified text using true type font are ill printed. 
> 
> I've read that upgrading libgnomeprint would solve this. 
> 
> The next version of libgnomeprint-2.2 I've found is 2.12 and trying to install as a debian package would upgrade a lot of other libraries. I would like to upgrade to 2.10 only but have not found any debian package of that version. 
> 
> So I have downloaded the source. Now, I have problems with ./configure since a lot of .pc files are missing (I suppose because I have installed those libraries as binaries deb packages. 
> My questions:
> - would it be easier to make a debian package with ibgnomeprint-2.2-2.10 and to install it next ? is there any explanations on the web on how to do this ?
> - is there a tool to build these .pc files without having to download all the sources ?
> 
> Thanks for any help !
> 
> François Rappaz
> 

Get the Debian source package and backport it yourself:

http://familiasanchez.net/~roberto/howtos/debcustomize

(I have found that to always be the better option, rather than
installing from upstream source.)

-Roberto

-- 
Roberto C. Sanchez
http://familiasanchez.net/~roberto

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