> $ apt-cache show equivs > Package: equivs > Priority: extra > Section: admin > Installed-Size: 51 > Maintainer: Martin Bialasinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Architecture: all > Version: 2.0.4 > Depends: perl|perl5, debhelper, dpkg-dev, devscripts, make, fakeroot > Filename: pool/main/e/equivs/equivs_2.0.4_all.deb > Size: 18178 > MD5sum: 835d97f567fe0cf36700ebf012082993 > Description: Circumventing Debian package dependencies > This is a dummy package which can be used to create Debian > packages, which only contain dependency information. > . > This way, you can make the Debian package management > system believe that equivalents to packages on which other > packages do depend on are actually installed. > . > Another possibility is creation of a meta package. When this > package contains a dependency as "Depends: a, b, c", then > installing this package will also select packages a, b and c. > Instead of "Depends", you can also use "Recommends:" or > "Suggests:" for less demanding dependency. > . > Please note that this is a crude hack and if thoughtlessly used > might possibly do damage to your packaging system. And please > note as well that using it is not the recommended way of dealing > with broken dependencies. Better file a bug report instead.
I tried equivs once to build dummy packages for java but gave up. Anyway, alternatively, one could use checkinstall to build a deb. That's what i did when i compiled Python 2.3.4 & wxWindows 2.4.2.4 from source. I could have gone the long way and read the Developer thingie but i'm to busy with other stuff to bother. I will read it in the future. Regards, Benedict -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
