Tim Hull wrote:
> I guess what I am wondering is if I can build debs from the sid source on > etch and in a sense do my own backports. I may want to do this for a few > other packages as well, such as acpi-support (the newest version is needed > for suspend also)... > Please do not top post. It is very much possible to build your own backported packages. It is very simple actually. For example, To build backport of texmacs 1.0.6.10 from unstable for stable distribution, I used the following commands cd ~/practice apt-get source -t unstable texmacs cd texmacs-1.0.6.10/ dch --distribution etch-backports -v 1:1.0.6.10-1~bpo.1 -b The new changelog entry will look something like texmacs (1:1.0.6.10-1~bpo.1) etch-backports; urgency=low * Rebuild for Etch -- Kamaraju Kusumanchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:09:08 -0400 $dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot Change the commands appropriately depending on your need. raju -- Kamaraju S Kusumanchi http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/kk288/ http://malayamaarutham.blogspot.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
