> The KDE source tarballs seem to have a 'debian' directory to enable them > to be build into a Debian package. > > What command do I need to issue to build the Debian package from the > source tarball?
The easiest way is to sit in the directory above debian/ and type "debuild". When everything else is done you'll get an error regarding GnuPG signing the packages, but you can just ignore that. However, there are caveats. If you're on a potato system you may run into problems because the stuff in debian/ may (and certainly does for koffice and kdesdk) rely on debhelper 3 stuff, and potato only has debhelper 2. Also, the debian packages may rely on patches to the original sources. For instance, if you take a CVS snapshot of the koffice sources you need to apply the patches in debian/cvs.patch before building the debian packages. There may be other issues also; it depends on what packages you're trying to build. Btw, why not just download existing packages? Ben. -- Ben Burton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://baasil.humbug.org.au/bab/ Director of Training Australian Informatics Olympiad Committee Paradoxically though it may seem, it is none the less true that life imitates art far more than art imitates life. - Oscar Wilde
