On 05/07/08 15:50 +1000, John Skaller said ...
> 
> What I am asking for is:
> 
> apt-get install fred
> 
> and it installs fred. If 'fred' is not available for my architecture,
> it is compiled and installed automatically and transparently. This
> occurs recursively for all dependencies, at least up to some base
> level.

apt-get --only-source build-dep fred
apt-get --only-source -b source fred

should do what you want.  This is how the pine source packages in are
built.

Giridhar

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