also sprach Christian Schoenebeck <schoenebeck@software-engineering.org> [2005.05.13.2110 +0200]:
> My idea was to allow to explicitly define a list of packages in
> a APT config file which should be compiled from source. That way
> all other packages (that is the majority) are simply installed as
> always - using a binary package. But for those explicity listed
> packages, APT will compile them from source and install them
> afterwards automatically. Further more, for every package there
> should be a way in a APT config file to define compile time
> options and pathes to patches we should be applied (for own,
> custom patches).
sounds like gentoo :)
but it would be cool to have, I think.
> Are there already efforts in that direction? Chances to be
> accepted for the official APT if I work on this or are you
> strictly against such an approach? If the latter is 'yes', please
> tell me why. And don't point me to Gentoo!
oops.
Well check out apt-build and apt-get source --compile. Also debaux
looks exactly like what you want, although it's not integrated into
APT the way you like it.
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