On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Sven Joachim <svenj...@gmx.de> wrote: > On 2011-06-14 21:01 +0200, Noah Duffy wrote: > >> >> I read the guide you posted, and it seems simple enough. I understand >> it as this: >> >> Let's say I want to "backport" Banshee from Wheezy because it's >> version 2.0.1, I could add the source repository for wheezy to my >> sources, and build that package following the instructions that way. > > Good luck, you might need it. Banshee seems to be a rather complex > package. > >> The only thing I didn't quite understand was changing the version >> number to version~bpo50+1. > > Actually, for squeeze packports you should use version~bpo60+1, since > this is a backport for Debian 6.0, not for 5.0. > >> They say this makes the version number >> less than the one you're building. I don't understand how it makes it >> less, but either way, I'm assuming this is done for the exact reason I >> mentioned originally. > > The tilde (~) is treated specially by dpkg when comparing versions, it > sorts before the empty string. > >> If I installed a newer package and then >> upgraded to the next stable release, it's package will trump mine? > > Exactly, and this is usually what you want. > > Sven
Okay, I think I have a pretty solid understanding now! I'll take a stab at all of this a little later. Hopefully I won't run into any problems. :) Thanks, Noah Duffy -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/banlktikfgp-kciwd+ng1lgiwnfzucpf...@mail.gmail.com
