On 19-Jun-2002 David Richmond wrote: > Hello! > > Having just switched to Debian (woody) from SuSE 7.3, I recall that, under > SuSE, I had to download and compile the CVS snapshot of the gphoto2 digital > camera library to get my Canon PowerShot A40 digital camera recognizable > under Linux. The version of gphoto2 that ships with SuSE 7.3 was an older > one that did not support the A40. The version of gphoto2 in woody, not > surprisingly, also does not include support for the A40. The version in > unstable doesn't either. > > How can I download the gphoto2 source from CVS (cvs.gphoto.sourceforge.net), > compile, and debianize it so that it can then be installed by the packaging > system? > > Thanks! >
apt-get source gphoto2 then grab the source from the upstream. Untar the new source, copy the debian/ dir over. Edit debian/changelog to reflect the new version number. Then do dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -us -uc. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
