Try downloading the deb source, patching the source, and then using dpkg-buildpackage or dpkg --build. (Check the man pages.) Make sure you get the source from the debian website or with apt, if you have the deb-src lines in sources.list, as it will contain debian subdirectory in the source tree, which is needed by dpkg to build debs.
Marshal >>>>> "Jerry" == Jerry J Jaskierny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > there are several packages included in debian archives that are > outdated. instead of installing the outdated ones, in some > cases are useless to me, i want to compile an updated copy of > the source. i'm trying to figure out how i can compile this > source, and let dpkg/dselect know that they've been installed. > my first problem was alsa. i had to compile and updated copy of > alsa. Esound needs to be installed with support with alsa, but > dpkg doesn't know that alsa has been installed, causing an > irritating chain of dependencies and problems. does anyone know > how to fix this? i'm sure this has been answered before, but i > couldn't find it anywhere in the archives. and please reply to > this address, as i am not currently subscribed to the mailing > list. thank you. jerry jaskierny > -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe > [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null