On Tue, Jan 21, 2003 at 02:54:32PM +1100, Rob Weir wrote: > There's the pinning method that everyone else has suggested, of course, > but there is another way. apt-get, since the release of woody, has a > 'source' function, which can download source packages from the Debian > archive and build deb packages from them.
In fact, it's had it for rather longer than that. The apt changelog says it was added in version 0.3.6, which was in slink. Since woody, the apt-src tool has been written too; it has some rough edges, but I find it very useful for maintaining backports. Cheers, -- Colin Watson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
