Re: Debian way to compile your own version of a package

2010-02-14 Thread T o n g
On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:35:06 -0500, Frank McCormick wrote: >> I would like to recompile Vim with a specific patch, and I'd like to >> know what's the recommended way to do so in a Debian system. Should it >> be kept separate - like in /usr/local - or should I create a .deb >> package with a specia

Re: Debian way to compile your own version of a package

2010-02-14 Thread Frank McCormick
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:13:23 +0100 Matteo Riva wrote: > I would like to recompile Vim with a specific patch, and I'd like to > know what's the recommended way to do so in a Debian system. Should > it be kept separate - like in /usr/local - or should

Debian way to compile your own version of a package

2010-02-14 Thread Matteo Riva
I would like to recompile Vim with a specific patch, and I'd like to know what's the recommended way to do so in a Debian system. Should it be kept separate - like in /usr/local - or should I create a .deb package with a special version name and replace the official one? Thanks. -- To UNSUBSCRI