On Thu, Jan 27, 2005 at 05:42:27PM +0100, Claus Rosenberger enlightened us: > >>it would be nice if amanda will be packaged with a compiled in > >> wrapper tar script instead of running tar from /usr/bin. perhaps > >> it's possible to run /usr/lib/amanda/tar-wrapper wich is calling > >> /usr/bin/tar again. that script could be changed then to call > >> /usr/bin/star. > >> > > If building it from scratch, this is no problem Claus. You just use a > > line in your config script that says > > --with-gnutar=your-wrapper-script, just like in this script I use: > > i could build from scratch but then i have a lot of work to upgrade amanda > to newer versions. i think i have to ask the debian maintainer if that > makes sense in the official debian package. but it would be easier if > amanda offer the concept. the maintainer would include it i think. > > but if there is no other way i have to build it from scratch every time a > new version comes out > > claus > >
I don't know about .debs, but with .rpms I can rebuild the source RPM after modifying the spec file so I get the best of both worlds...customized build and package management. Matt -- Matt Hyclak Department of Mathematics Department of Social Work Ohio University (740) 593-1263
