Matt England wrote: > I attempted to apt-get a Subversion 1.3.0 Debian package a few days ago > (via an 'experimental' package base) and failed due to dependencies on > updated libapr and other stuff that was apparently not ready. > They are already in unstable. > Has anybody been able to update Subversion 1.3.0 via Debian package > management? Or can anyone point out how to do so? > > An aside: if I build svn 1.3.x from source, does Debian or any 3rd-party > util provide some means to turn said build into a Debian package (as in > .deb)? I know of a utility called 'checkinstall' to create rpms on > redhat...I think...but I'm looking for anything similar on Debian. > You can also use checkinstall to create a .deb package. However, I have 1.3.0 running on Sarge by backporting. The only significant change I had to make was to modify the rules file to build with the Sun JVM (the whole reason I needed 1.3.0 was for a working JavaHL. Checkout my HOWTO: http://familiasanchez.net/~roberto/howtos/debcustomize > I suspect this is a faq; I have yet to find an answer. > > -Matt > > -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://familiasanchez.net/~roberto
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