Re: No source packages in APT repo?

[Shawn Heisey]

On 12/3/21 1:28 PM, Aki Tuomi wrote:
Is there a particular reason you need to build source packages?


There are sometimes moments when I want to test out a code change in a 
program I'm running on a server.  If a source package is available, I 
can make the change and build a new package that includes all of the 
Ubuntu customizations for that program plus the change I am testing.  To 
test, I just manually install the package.  To revert, I reinstall the 
original package with apt.  Without a source package, testing might 
require complex steps with the upstream source and customization 
information that I may not have access to.

Thanks,
Shawn