On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 20:52:58 +0100, Julien Danjou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I have translated a french article about apt-build. This is a quick > introduction about its usage. > I hope this could help some people to use this software and to make it > better by sending patches, for example. :-) > > apt-build: http://packages.debian.org/unstable/devel/apt-build > French: http://shaddai.nerim.net/apt-build/ > English: http://julien.danjou.info/article-apt-build.html
Very nice -- however, I guess I was naive in believing/hoping that the debian package developers (who packed their software for Architecture X - say Ultrasparc in my case) would know and already have set the appropriate performance/compatibility settings for the target platform when creating the deb package. apt-get install package apt-get build-dep package (but only if required.) The above are some of the reasons I use Debian -- otherwise, in my case, I could just go to the respective software sites and download the tar balls and build them myself; thus I would be acting like I do whe using RH9 or FC. And, as a small example, trying to get Apache2 compiled into this: Apache/2.0.52 (Debian GNU/Linux) mod_perl/1.99_14 Perl/v5.8.4 mod_python/3.1.3 Python/2.3.4 PHP/4.3.10-2 mod_ssl/2.0.52 OpenSSL/0.9.7e Isn't something I really want to keep track of any longer. Apache is something I'm very familiar with and building all the cross/co-dependencies can be a real pain at times. My question to you is -- Would building all source from Debian scratch myself using apt-build make my system more stable and faster? Or would I be prone to sending you funny e-mails after I've destroyed my server? =) -- WC -Sx- Jones http://insecurity.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
