Re: [Q] source package building

1997-11-13 Thread john
Manoj Srivastava writes: > Then the solution is to write a simple script: > == > #! /bin/sh > ./debian/rules binary > dpkg -i ../*.deb > == > > Even

Re: [Q] source package building

1997-11-13 Thread john
Aaron Denney writes: > I would like 'make install' or similar to build the programs, > configuration files, pre/postinst scripts, and then install them, > _without_ actually building a .deb binary package file, but still > modifying dpkg's view of what is installed. This would seem to require eith

Re: [Q] source package building

1997-11-13 Thread Aaron Denney
Manoj Srivastava wrote: > Hi, > Aaron> Close, but not quite. I would like 'make install' or similar > Aaron> to build the programs, configuration files, pre/postinst > Aaron> scripts, and then install them, _without_ actually building a > Aaron> .deb binary package file, but still modifying dpkg's

Re: [Q] source package building

1997-11-12 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Aaron" == Aaron Denney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Aaron> Close, but not quite. I would like 'make install' or similar Aaron> to build the programs, configuration files, pre/postinst Aaron> scripts, and then install them, _without_ actually building a Aaron> .deb binary package file, but s

Re: [Q] source package building

1997-11-12 Thread Tim Ferrell
On 12 Nov, Aaron Denney let loose with: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Santiago Vila Doncel writes: >> > That extra step does often take just a little more time. The build takes >> > often much more time. *.deb files have an internal structure that only >> > dpkg know

Re: [Q] source package building

1997-11-12 Thread Aaron Denney
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Santiago Vila Doncel writes: > > That extra step does often take just a little more time. The build takes > > often much more time. *.deb files have an internal structure that only > > dpkg knows about. I'm not sure what you want to achieve

Re: [Q] source package building

1997-11-12 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"john" == john <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: john> Santiago Vila Doncel writes: >> That extra step does often take just a little more time. The build >> takes often much more time. *.deb files have an internal structure >> that only dpkg knows about. I'm not sure what you want to achieve. jo

Re: [Q] source package building

1997-11-12 Thread john
Santiago Vila Doncel writes: > That extra step does often take just a little more time. The build takes > often much more time. *.deb files have an internal structure that only > dpkg knows about. I'm not sure what you want to achieve. I thought he was fairly clear. He wants 'make install' to cre

Re: [Q] source package building

1997-11-12 Thread Santiago Vila Doncel
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Aaron Denney: > Looking through the available documentation, it seems that the only way > to install source package This is a contradiction. source packages are not "installed". > is to use it to create a binary package, and > then install the newly created bin

[Q] source package building

1997-11-12 Thread Aaron Denney
Looking through the available documentation, it seems that the only way to install source package is to use it to create a binary package, and then install the newly created binary package. Am I missing something or is this the only way? If this is the only way, why is this necessary? I would thi