On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 12:23:36AM +0530, Madhusudan C.S wrote: > apt-get source glibc and dpkg-buildpackage -uc -B fails for some weird > compilation errors in bsd files. I forgot to log the errors. Is this a known > bug or is it necessary to give the build logs to find out what it is?
Luckily, glibc keeps a build log for you under debian/, the exact name of which I do not know by heart. > Moreover dpkg-buildpackage again is such a pain. Is there any alternative > for building and installing glibc from source? It's unclear what exactly you mean with `pain', so it is difficult to suggest alternatives. Michael