-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- On Fri, 13 Dec 1996 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> [apologies if this is a repeat, I'm having a little trouble with the spam > filter] > > I use AcceleratedX (the only accelerated server for my graphics card), so I > don't want to install XFree86, but I haven't been able to convince dselect > that I already have a package which provides xlib6. I have a local package > that does nothing but provide lesstif, xlib, xlib6, etc., but dpkg still > refuses to install xanim, quake, and a host of other programs. Does anyone > know how to get around this? > > There really should be a simple way to do this sort of thing, it must happen > quite a lot. > > Return address withheld from header for anti-spam purposes. Reply to the list > or to username gobbel, host cogsci.ucsd.edu. > > -Randy WARNING: This can break your system! WARNING: Be sure that's AcceleratedX really provides anything WARNING: that is provides by xlib6 WARNING: to see which files are provide by xlib6 either WARNING: run dpkg -L xlib6 WARNING: or greg xlib6 Contents | more WARNING: You can find the Contents file on all Debian ftp sites Make on your on local-dependencies... First, create a directory named <ANYPATH>/local-deps_1.0 in this directory create a directory named DEBIAN in this last one create a file named control who looks like this: - -- cut here --- Package: local-deps Priority: optional Section: local Installed-Size: 0 Maintainer: Your Name <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Version: 1.0 Provides: xlib6, elf-x11r6lib, xlib, xlibraries Description: Local Dependencies xlib provides by my AcceleratedX. <let this line blank> - --- end of cute --- return to ANYPATH and run 'dpkg-deb --build local-deps_1.0' # No trailing slash after it! Then, if everything is correct, installed it with 'dpkg -i local-deps_1.0.deb' The only thing I can't do with that, is about version numbering dependancies. If someone can give some hints... about it. You can do you're own package too but that's another story... :) Bye - --------------------------------------------------------------- In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they're not. - --------------------------------------------------------------- Fabien Ninoles aka le Veneur || Running Debian-Linux [EMAIL PROTECTED] || Lover of MOO, mountains, http://www-edu.gel.usherb.ca/ninf01 || poetry and Freedom. - --------------------------------------------------------------- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBMrWI01X6fc7jcjhFAQENWAP9EOwn9bwj6jvHrySCz3xxgjJUFaIMlOAT s2jdl3r58ZATrgFscspr/YfBmS8mmvi+/mLvBnuwm46xg7Yssix1dQ70yiQs/lfB ZdDOUKf7eptCZLUCYbkR/etq5qnVnJWK7/LtBCiJ3B7MFmuuO7H7nNILb/Aroo43 +1h/pJ8Y+zg= =YHk3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
