On May 9, Ryan Shaw wrote > Check our new domain names! > http://www.netforward.com > v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v > > in redhat there are source packages and binary packages. one may > download the source package and use `rpm --rebuild <package name>' to > build binary packages from that. quite easy, and useful in my case. > the gcc that shipped with redhat didn't function correctly on my AMD K5 > so i had to recompile it and then install the locally compiled package. > > is there any feature like this in dpkg/debian? i noticed there aren't > any source packages per se, but there were .orig.tar.gz files. > > how would i accomplish what i described above with debian/dpkg?
You need to get .orig.tar.gz, .diff.gz and .dsc files. Then type dpkg-source -x name-of-package.dsc This will unpack a debianized source into a package-version directory. cd there and type debian/rules binary The .deb will be built in the dir a step above current. HTH -- Proudly running Debian Linux! Linux vs. Windows is a no-Win situation.... Igor Grobman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
