Re: [Q] How to compile a deb source pacjage
On Sun, May 09, 1999 at 02:56:35PM -0500, Matt Garman wrote: > should be sufficient in most cases (except for XFree86 :) so what do you do with xfree86? i was trying to build my own .debs for slink using to source packages from potato, something i did frequently before just upgrading to potato, but when i did 'debian/rules binary' with xfree86 it fell flat on it's face after a few seconds (i can't remember the specific problems). -vinny -- Vincent Murphy | CompSci Undergrad, UCC | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (086) 8397405 "With a PC, I always felt limited by the software available. On Unix, I am limited only by my knowledge." --P J Schoenster
Re: [Q] How to compile a deb source pacjage
> A short question: > > Does anyone know how to compile a debian source package into a binary? 1) Download the .orig.tar.gz and .diff.gz files 2) Unpack the .orig, and apply the patch (patch -p1 < somefile.diff) 3) chmod u+x debian/rules 4) dpkg-buildpackage Check the man pages for more info -- Andrew Chung[EMAIL PROTECTED] See http://anderoo.dhs.org/~anderoo/pgp.html for PGP key It's a sin only if you dwell on the what ifs and the but ifs
Re: [Q] How to compile a deb source pacjage
On Sun, May 09, 1999 at 03:15:20PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > A short question: > > Does anyone know how to compile a debian source package into a binary? If you have the source package, which usually consists of three files, the *.dsc, the *.orig.tar.gz, and the *.diff.gz, you need only do the following to unpack the source: dpkg-source -x *.dsc That will create a directory having the same name as the package. Change to that directory, and run the following command: debian/rules binary That will run the "rules" script in the "debian" directory, with the binary argument which says just create the *.deb binary package. That should be sufficient in most cases (except for XFree86 :) MG -- Matt Garman, [EMAIL PROTECTED] "And though the window in the wall Come streaming in on sunlight wings A million bright ambassadors of morning." --Pink Floyd, "Echoes"
Re: [Q] How to compile a deb source pacjage
It's pretty easy, usually. 1) Download the source components into the directory of your choice. There should be either two or three files: *.orig.tar.gz, *.dsc, and *.diff.gz (not present if it's a "native" Debian package). 2) Enter the command "dpkg-source -x .dsc". This will unpack the source into the directory, which will be created. 3) Go into the unpacked source directory, and issue the command "debian/rules build". 4) Issue the command "fakeroot debian/rules binary". Assuming that you have all of the necessary development packages installed, your debfile will be created in the parent directory. If you get any errors about required files/commands not being present, you can find out what packages you need to install by doing a package search at the Debian website. Just follow the "Debian Packages" link on the main page. On Sun, May 09, 1999 at 03:15:20PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > A short question: > > Does anyone know how to compile a debian source package into a binary?
[Q] How to compile a deb source pacjage
Hi, A short question: Does anyone know how to compile a debian source package into a binary? -- Min Xu City College of NY, CUNY Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel:(O) (212) 650-6865 (O) (212) 650-5046 (H) (212) 690-2119
