Actually the options are:
-taBuild binary and source rpm from tarball
-tbBuild binary rpm only from tarball
-baBuild binary and source rpm from given spec file (source must
be where the spec wants it)
-bbBuild the binary rpm only from the given spec
When a working spec file
csj writes:
> Can someone give me a quick tip on how to do this, convert a tarball into
> a deb in one fell swoop?
alien foo.tar.gz
This only works for binary tarballs, of course. If you have source,
compile it and tar it up first.
> What's the quick and dirty Debian equivalent?
The above is a
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>I need to compile some stuff in Debian (available in Debian but three version
>numbers stale). I have already successfully compiled them in Mandrake.
>
>The problem is that the application's various bits and pieces will be
>splattered across my system. While they'll prob
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