Re: Modifying existing packages
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Re: Modifying existing packages
On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:20:40 -0400, Jerry Stuckle wrote: For instance, I need to modify Exim to include MySQL support. In this case you might only need to install exim4-daemon-heavy. If you do need to do a custom build of exim then you should take advantage of the package's rather nice support for creating an exim4- daemon-custom package. I think it's documented in a file in the debian directory of the source package. -- Sam Morris http://robots.org.uk/ PGP key id 1024D/5EA01078 3412 EA18 1277 354B 991B C869 B219 7FDB 5EA0 1078 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Modifying existing packages
Sam Morris wrote: On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:20:40 -0400, Jerry Stuckle wrote: For instance, I need to modify Exim to include MySQL support. In this case you might only need to install exim4-daemon-heavy. If you do need to do a custom build of exim then you should take advantage of the package's rather nice support for creating an exim4- daemon-custom package. I think it's documented in a file in the debian directory of the source package. Thanks for the info. I'll look into it. However, that was just an example of what I'm looking for; I'm sure as I get into the source distributions I'll find others which are similar. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Modifying existing packages
Hi, all, I'm new to this end - and don't know if what I want is possible or not. But here goes. I need to modify some of the stock Debian packages for different options. For instance, I need to modify Exim to include MySQL support. I have several other packages with similar needs. What I need is a pointer to instructions on how I can get the the information for how these packages were built so I can modify them to meet my needs. I'd like to change them as little as necessary to maintain compatibility with other packages. I've looked through a lot of documentation and haven't figured out how to get the original build information. But with all the available info out there, I probably missed it, also. So if someone can at least provide a pointer to doc on where I should start, I'd appreciate it. TIA. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Modifying existing packages
On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 11:20:40PM -0400, Jerry Stuckle wrote: I'm new to this end - and don't know if what I want is possible or not. But here goes. What you want is quite possible, and something a lot of people do a lot. I need to modify some of the stock Debian packages for different options. For instance, I need to modify Exim to include MySQL support. I have several other packages with similar needs. What I need is a pointer to instructions on how I can get the the information for how these packages were built so I can modify them to meet my needs. I'd like to change them as little as necessary to maintain compatibility with other packages. I've looked through a lot of documentation and haven't figured out how to get the original build information. But with all the available info out there, I probably missed it, also. So if someone can at least provide a pointer to doc on where I should start, I'd appreciate it. I'm not aware of any canonical documentation that specifically addresses your needs, since it's been so long since I learnt this stuff. In general, what you want is the source package that corresponds to the binary package you want to build, and that can usually be obtained by running 'apt-get source package'. From there, you patch the package to suit your needs and then rebuild/compile the binary package (for which there are any number of methods, and documentation available). A quick Google search has found a couple of things that might be of use to you: http://www.murrayc.com/blog/permalink/2006/04/21/building-modified-debian-packages/ http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/20 - Matt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
