Re: [spock@mgnet.de: Re: XFree Packages]
Klaus,
Basically you can check the Debian Packaging Manual or New-Maintainer
Guide. But if I can quickly, here's two simple ways to go:
1. apt-get -b source $(package)
Will download said package and attempt to build it. WARN does not
check build-depends automatically.
2. If source is already downloaded: dpkg-source -x $(package).dsc
Will unpack the source and apply the diff. Then you must
cd $(package)-$(version) && $(GETROOT) debian/rules binary
NOTE this does not check build-depends either, with source present
apt-get -b source $(package) can also be used, it will just hit
the mirror to ensure you have latest package prior to unpacking
and building.
Goodluck
Gordon Sadler
On Sat, Dec 30, 2000 at 05:04:28PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote:
> This person may need more help than I can give him.
>
> ----- Forwarded message from Klaus Naumann <spock@mgnet.de> -----
>
> From: Klaus Naumann <spock@mgnet.de>
> To: Branden Robinson <branden@deadbeast.net>
> Subject: Re: XFree Packages
> Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 17:53:10 +0100 (CET)
> Delivered-To: branden@localhost.deadbeast.net
> Delivered-To: branden@deadbeast.net
> In-Reply-To: <20001230114211.A15196@deadbeast.net>
> Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0012301750540.7680-100000@spock.mgnet.de>
>
> On Sat, 30 Dec 2000, Branden Robinson wrote:
>
> > On Sat, Dec 30, 2000 at 12:10:58PM +0100, Klaus Naumann wrote:
> > Did you unpack the source package with
> >
> > dpkg-source -x xfree86_4.0.2-1.dsc
> >
> > ?
>
> Whoopsie ;)
>
> This is the first package I'm trying to build and I didn't
> know that I need to do this
> What I did is: I unpacked the xfree tar.gz and applied the patch
> then I did a dpkg-buildpackage
> This seems to work except that executable file.
> Is there anything I'm missing ? If so please tell me how I build
> a package properly.
>
> TIA, Klaus
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