Re: Source Builds

2003-08-14 Thread Colin Watson
On Thu, Aug 07, 2003 at 07:04:59AM +0300, Shaul Karl wrote: > On Wed, Aug 06, 2003 at 09:44:10PM -0400, Tom Allison wrote: > > Maybe I should ask a more primitive question. > > > > What is 'deb-src' for? > > > > I thought it was to provide the source code of a deb package and allow the > > end u

Source Builds

2003-08-14 Thread Tom Allison
Is there a link that describes how to go about building packages from the deb-src files and how I might identify packages for source build only? An example might be to change XFree and my Window Manager to compiled packages to take advantage of the chipset graphics instructions. -- The right hal

Re: Source Builds

2003-08-14 Thread Shaul Karl
On Wed, Aug 06, 2003 at 07:43:15AM -0400, Tom Allison wrote: > Is there a link that describes how to go about building packages from the > deb-src files I am not aware to such a link. That of course doesn't mean that there is not any. > and how I might identify packages for so

Re: Source Builds

2003-08-09 Thread Shaul Karl
On Wed, Aug 06, 2003 at 09:44:10PM -0400, Tom Allison wrote: > David Z Maze wrote: > >Tom Allison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > >>Is there a link that describes how to go about building packages from > >>the deb-src files and how I might identify packages for source build > >>only? > > > >

Re: Source Builds

2003-08-09 Thread David Z Maze
Tom Allison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Is there a link that describes how to go about building packages from > the deb-src files and how I might identify packages for source build > only? Modify the source as you feel appropriate, add a new entry to the top of debian/changelog, and run 'debuil

Re: Source Builds

2003-08-07 Thread Paul Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, Aug 06, 2003 at 07:43:15AM -0400, Tom Allison wrote: > Is there a link that describes how to go about building packages from the > deb-src files and how I might identify packages for source build only? Yes. This message. apt-get -b build-de

Re: Source Builds

2003-08-07 Thread Tom Allison
David Z Maze wrote: Tom Allison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Is there a link that describes how to go about building packages from the deb-src files and how I might identify packages for source build only? Modify the source as you feel appropriate, add a new entry to the top of debian/changelog,