Mike Fedyk wrote: > On Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 12:18:46PM +1000, Mark wrote: > > OK, I still don't understand how to do this properly. > > > > I am running a 2.4.3 kernel on potato using Adrian Bunk's extra packages > > for 2.4.x kernels. > > > > Lets say I need the package hotplug (which allows me to setup my usb > > cdrw). > > > > Now do I do the following to get this: > > > > 1. Change my sources.list to contain this: > > deb-src http://ftp.au.debian.org/pub/debian testing main contrib > > non-free > > > > 2. Type: > > apt-get update > > apt-get source --build hotplug > > > > Is this how to do it? > > > Yes, and if you get errors, make sure you have all of the build-depends > installed.
I can't seem to figure out what the build-depends are. I tried doing "apt-cache show hotplug", but it can't find it because I only have deb-src pointing to testing. (The rest is pointing to stable and Adrian Bunk's stuff). How do I use apt-cache to find out about source packages? And I still have further questions: When testing becomes stable later will it automatically upgrade to that version of hotplug over my compiled version when I do an "apt-get dist-upgrade"? Also, where does it put the source package and the compiled stuff if I do it this way? And how would I remove it later if I need to do this? Would "apt-get remove hotplug" work for that? Sorry that I can't work this out from the man pages. Thanks for help. Mark.
