Re: apt-get source -b

2001-03-12 Thread Tomaas Ortega
urces.list at teh bottom of the email. > Thanks, > Don > --- Bob Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The correct syntax is "apt-get -b source " not > > "apt-get source -b " > > > > Bob > > > > On Sun, Mar 11, 2001 at 05

Re: apt-get source -b

2001-03-12 Thread D. Hoyem
syntax is "apt-get -b source ...." not > "apt-get source -b " > > Bob > > On Sun, Mar 11, 2001 at 05:53:56PM -0800, D. Hoyem > wrote: > > I want to update xchat to 1.6.4 so I did a apt-get > > update ; apt-get source -b xchat 1.6.4 and I get >

Re: apt-get source -b

2001-03-11 Thread Bob Nielsen
The correct syntax is "apt-get -b source " not "apt-get source -b " Bob On Sun, Mar 11, 2001 at 05:53:56PM -0800, D. Hoyem wrote: > I want to update xchat to 1.6.4 so I did a apt-get > update ; apt-get source -b xchat 1.6.4 and I get this > error, Could n

apt-get source -b

2001-03-11 Thread D. Hoyem
I want to update xchat to 1.6.4 so I did a apt-get update ; apt-get source -b xchat 1.6.4 and I get this error, Could not open file /var/state/apt/lists/non-us.debian.org_debian-non-us_dists_stable_non-us_source_Sources -open(2 No such file or directory. This is what my sources.list is ... # See

Re: apt-get source -b build directory

2001-03-09 Thread John Galt
apt-get source downloads to pwd. I tripped on it a few times myself... On Fri, 9 Mar 2001, Bill Wohler wrote: > I just tried `apt-get source -b xmms' and the package was downloaded > and built in /etc. Why there? Wouldn't it be better to do it in > /usr/src? >

Re: apt-get source -b build directory

2001-03-09 Thread Bill Wohler
"Michael J. Micek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Fri, Mar 09, 2001 at 02:33:25PM -0800, Bill Wohler wrote: > > I just tried `apt-get source -b xmms' and the package was downloaded > > and built in /etc. Why there? > > pwd D'oh! RTFM.

Re: apt-get source -b build directory

2001-03-09 Thread Tommi Komulainen
On Fri, Mar 09, 2001 at 02:33:25PM -0800, Bill Wohler wrote: > I just tried `apt-get source -b xmms' and the package was downloaded > and built in /etc. Why there? Wouldn't it be better to do it in > /usr/src? apt-get source downloads the source to the current directory.

Re: apt-get source -b build directory

2001-03-09 Thread Michael J. Micek
On Fri, Mar 09, 2001 at 02:33:25PM -0800, Bill Wohler wrote: > I just tried `apt-get source -b xmms' and the package was downloaded > and built in /etc. Why there? pwd > Wouldn't it be better to do it in /usr/src? > > If I can't change Debian policy,

apt-get source -b build directory

2001-03-09 Thread Bill Wohler
I just tried `apt-get source -b xmms' and the package was downloaded and built in /etc. Why there? Wouldn't it be better to do it in /usr/src? If I can't change Debian policy, how can I configure apt-get to download and build in /usr/src? Assuming, of course, that someone