On Fri May 05, Michael Chesterton wrote: > Michael Lake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > 'apt-get remove subversion' would also remove cvs2snv, trac, websvn. I > > want them to stay. I found if I use "apt-get --ignore-deps=trac > > --ignore-deps=cvs2snv --ignore-deps=websvn remove subversion" it > > would keep the other packages. But then how will those other packages > > know that I have subversion? > > I have a feeling that's not going to work very well. I think the next > time apt-get install/update runs, it's going to complain and will want > you to reinstall subversion. > > > Can I somehow put on some dummy subversion package that fulfils the > > role that the subverion package did in satifying dependencies of the > > things that reply on subversion? What do Deb heads do in this > > situation. > > use equivs to play games with package dependencies, never used it > before so I can't help with using it. Okies, Monday I'll look at Debian docs about "equivs". This weekend its Cliefden caves for some caving.
> > What I'll prob use is the tigres source compiled one rather than the Debian > > package. > > can you apt-get source subversion, edit debian/rules to change the ./configure > line to suit, dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -b -us -uc, install the newly > created package, then echo subversion hold | dpkg --set-selections? Thats what I originally tried. I got the source down but the compile terminated as the debian src package wanted libapr0 version 9.something.5 to 9.something.9 but I have 9.something.13. So it would not compile. Hence I tried the tigris source which was also more recent. Mike -- Mike Lake Caver, Linux enthusiast and interested in anything technical. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
