On Sun, 19 Jul 1998, Dave Broudy wrote: > On Sun, 19 Jul 1998, Jules Bean wrote: > > > 1) Download the .orig.tar.gz, .diff.gz and .dsc file for the package from > > any mirror in dists/<hamm or slink>/source > > > > 2) Put all three in the same dir. Type 'dpkg-source -x ????.dsc' > > > > 3) Cd into the newly created source dir. Run 'debian/rules build' (if > > possible, as root, otherwise, read the docs on how to use fakeroot). > > Sounds easy enough. Is there a centralized list of packages that are > higher priority, or are already done, or ones where the effort is > substantial and are in progress?
I, too, will be compiling some packages - notably, menu, libungif, possibly E.. Is there a system for submitting them? Or has someone else got it covered? I know there are some auto-compiling tools out there.. Jules [EMAIL PROTECTED] /----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------\ | Jelibean aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 6 Evelyn Rd | | Jules aka | | Richmond, Surrey | | Julian Bean | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | TW9 2TF *UK* | +----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------+ | War doesn't demonstrate who's right... just who's left. | | When privacy is outlawed... only the outlaws have privacy. | \----------------------------------------------------------------------/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
