Re: Installing packages from source with apt

2003-11-10 Thread Vincent Lefevre
On 2003-11-11 06:55:36 +0800, csj wrote: > You might try creating your own apt archive. An apt archive is just a > directory (or subdirectories) full of debs. To make them visible > to apt you create an index file called Packages (or gzipped to > Packages.gz) using a command like "dpkg-scanpackag

Re: Installing packages from source with apt

2003-11-10 Thread csj
On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 12:42:02 +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > What is the best way to compile and install packages from source with > apt? > > I don't want to use "dpkg -i" once the packages are built (as suggested > in the how-to) since dpkg doesn't check dependencies and may break the > system

Re: Installing packages from source with apt

2003-11-10 Thread Vincent Lefevre
On 2003-11-10 11:15:26 -0500, David Z Maze wrote: > dpkg does *check* dependencies, it just doesn't go out of its way to > *correct* them. That is, dpkg shouldn't let you install a package if > its dependencies aren't already installed. If you never use a --force > option and your packages work,

Re: Installing packages from source with apt

2003-11-10 Thread David Z Maze
Vincent Lefevre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > What is the best way to compile and install packages from source with > apt? > > I don't want to use "dpkg -i" once the packages are built (as suggested > in the how-to) since dpkg doesn't check dependencies and may break the > system (it did in the pa

Installing packages from source with apt

2003-11-10 Thread Vincent Lefevre
What is the best way to compile and install packages from source with apt? I don't want to use "dpkg -i" once the packages are built (as suggested in the how-to) since dpkg doesn't check dependencies and may break the system (it did in the past...). -- Vincent Lefèvre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Web: