Re: [DNG] Converting srpms to debs

On 26/10/17 20:30, info at smallinnovations dot nl wrote: >> >> I need to be able to hack some of the source files due to different >> file paths, and then build as debs. >> > According to the man page from alien > > > -g, --generate >    Generate a temporary directory suitable for

Re: [DNG] Converting srpms to debs

On 26-10-17 20:09, John Crisp wrote: On 26 October 2017 19:45:29 CEST, Vincent Bentley wrote: Have you tried alien? apt-cache show alien No, but I'm not sure that it is a full on solution. it gets you out of a hole for odd packages as far as I remember?

[DNG] Converting srpms to debs

If they are Perl scripts you can simple extract the contents, that is, the actual scripts and place them in a dedicated directory. However, you have to consider if your scripts call other scripts which should be in a defined path. That is what I would do avoiding having to deal with .deb

Re: [DNG] Converting srpms to debs

On 26 October 2017 19:45:29 CEST, Vincent Bentley wrote: >Have you tried alien? > >apt-cache show alien > > No, but I'm not sure that it is a full on solution. it gets you out of a hole for odd packages as far as I remember? And you don't end up with a source

Re: [DNG] Converting srpms to debs

Have you tried alien? apt-cache show alien On 26/10/17 18:22, John Crisp wrote: > I have a little idea I have been tossing around in brain for ages but I'm > stuck. > > I'm quite used to building rpms but no experience with debs. > > I have some stuff I'd like to experiment with on Devuan

[DNG] Converting srpms to debs

I have a little idea I have been tossing around in brain for ages but I'm stuck. I'm quite used to building rpms but no experience with debs. I have some stuff I'd like to experiment with on Devuan but need to convert the srpms to deb format. Most of it is not actually compiled binaries