Matthew Palmer wrote: > On Wed, Sep 10, 2003 at 03:44:09PM +1000, Michael Lake wrote: >>Debian stable contains xpdf-reader Version: 1.00-3 and that is what I >>have currently installed. I have just pulled down xpdf version 2.02 from >>foolabs.com and compiled it. It works fine but I have not yet done 'make >>install'. >> >>Whats the procedure in Debian with regards to the packaging system when >>you install a more up to date version that isn't available in apt-get ? >>I can just remove the existing xpdf-reader but are there other options?
> See if you can get a backport of the unstable version. There's a versioned > dependency (on libfreetype6) which will break an attempt to build it direct. I have not got a backport yet. I gather you get a deb from testing or unstable and try an apt-get install of it? AS for building direct the xpdf I got from foolabs worked fine. The download pages says whats needed for a compile. It needed t1lib-bin, t1lib-dev and I already had t1lib1, then I added freetype2. Compiles and it runs as ./xpdf from where I built it. > Aaah, bugger it, just go to http://www.hezmatt.org/~mpalmer/backports and > pick up the debs from there. <-- PPC archecture here I am using :-) But that deb at your site will be useful as we have an Athlon at home which is now running Debian. > Impromptu backport. If it breaks, tell me all > about it so I can have a good laugh, but don't expect support. :-) > Basically, installing things outside of the package management system into > anywhere other than /usr/local will annoy the hell out of dpkg. Thats why I guessed I dont just do a make install over what I have now. Thanks Matt -- Mike Lake Caver, Linux enthusiast and interested in anything technical. UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F DISCLAIMER ======================================================================== This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views the University of Technology Sydney. Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects. ======================================================================== -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
