On Thu, Oct 31, 2002 at 09:12:53AM -0600, Sonny Kupka wrote: > I have the need and desire to compile some programs myself. > > I want to keep these up to date and keep my distribution Woody in sync. > > I wanted to recompile (as an example) qpopper > > I went through the steps to get the sources.. apt-get source qpopper > > I then edited the qpopper*/debian/rules file and ran dpkg-buildpackage > -rfakeroot -uc -b
What did you edit. > I then copied my new compiled qpopper file where it needed to be.. > > I know this isn't the right way to do it.. Prety much right. > Is there a faq on how to compile and maintain a woody setup the proper way? > > I appreciate any pointers.. There are easy way these days. # apt-get build-dep qpopper # apt-get source -b qpopper # dpkg -i qpopper*.deb Idea from http://www.debian.org//doc/manuals/reference/ch-package.en.html -- ~\^o^/~~~ ~\^.^/~~~ ~\^*^/~~~ ~\^_^/~~~ ~\^+^/~~~ ~\^:^/~~~ ~\^v^/~~~ +++++ Osamu Aoki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cupertino CA USA, GPG-key: A8061F32 .''`. Debian Reference: post-installation user's guide for non-developers : :' : http://qref.sf.net and http://people.debian.org/~osamu `. `' "Our Priorities are Our Users and Free Software" --- Social Contract -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
