On Thu, Jan 29, 2004 at 12:11:11PM -0500, Matt Price wrote: > thanks for this... I'm a bit confuseed about the deb-src package for > xterm. As you probably know, apt-get source xterm downloads files > named xfree86-4.2.1*. The implication is that one needs to build the > whole of xfree86 in order to make a debian package; and following the > instructions from the debian reference manual, namely: > > dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -us -uc > > from within the directory > xfree86-4.2.1 > > results in an attempt to build xfree86 (which fails, I suppose > because not all the sources are really present).
Have you installed all its build-dependencies, listed in the .dsc file (or 'apt-get build-dep xfree86')? -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
