On Thu, Jan 03, 2002 at 10:58:39AM -0800, Charles Baker wrote: > A few weeks ago, someone mentioned a way to compile > programs from source using an apt tool that would go > and get any missing components needed to compile said > sources. What was this utility? I can't for the life > of me recall what it was.
$ sudo apt-get install build-essential $ sudo apt-get build-dep foo $ apt-get -b source foo (I forget whether 'apt-get build-dep' installs build-essential packages too, but I don't think it does.) -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]

