On Wed, Dec 25, 2002 at 10:52:32AM +0100, Roland Wegmann wrote: > Hello > > I have to know how you can build deb packages from source. Could somebody > tell me if there exists an apt-get(able) doc package that introduces me > in the topic of compiling your own deb packages from source?
If it is from debian source in unstable etc., it is as easy as: $ su -c "apt-get build-dep your-package" $ apt-get source your-package $ cd your-package ... hack source $ fakeroot ./debian/rules binary > Or if someone of you know links/howtos etc. with information about > building debian packages, let me know, too. > > Thanks in advance for helping me If you are asking question like this, I do not think you visited our web site enough :) Check: http://www.debian.org/doc http://www.debian.org/devel Then, you should check not only maint-guide but few more documentations like FAQ. # apt-get install maint-guide doc-debian developers-reference debian-policy Also read my reference as a *user* level initiation. # apt-get install debian-reference-en It's chapter 6 gives good overview. -- ~\^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]