On Fri, 2006-04-21 at 14:35 -0700, lmyho wrote: > dpkg-buildpackage to build the binary package myself for use. My question > is: for > the built binary package, is there any difference between using the source > file from > the debian archive to build it, and using the source file from its own > website?
With a few rare exceptions, the only difference between the debianized source and the upstream source is the inclusion of a debian subdirectory in the root of the source package. The debian directory contains all of the files required for the source package to be usable in Debian. The New Maintainer's Guide [1] should be your next stop. 1. http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/ -Jeff -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
