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 -- Y Giridhar Appaji Nag | http://www.appaji.net/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

