Thanks Mircea...
I appreciate it...
maybe I'll just build the package.. it'd be a good experience for me...
:-)
J.
we'll see...
On
Sat, 16 Dec 2000, Mircea Luca wrote:
> "Joshua S. Freeman" wrote:
> >
> > I just solved my wavelan card problems by compiling the new pcmcia_cs
> > stuff from sourceforge with the new wavelan stuff from lucent...
> > everything's working now.. except of course, my package manager has no
> > idea about this new version of pcmcia stuff since I compiled it and
> > installed i from source rather than using the package manager... any idea
> > I can get package manager to 'register' it?
> >
> > J.
> >
>
> I don't think you can unless you create a deb package .You can grab the
> diff file from the equivalent debian package (see the package listing on
> debian.org) ,apply it to your source ,install pgp,edit the control file
> to reflect your name and email adress in the debian sibdirectory then
> run dpkg-buildpackage .
> Details at http://www.debian.org/devel/ -new maintainers guide and
> packaging manual . It may be quite as simple,it may not.If you get in
> any problems ....you're on your own unless you know some programming .
> The other solution would be to build a virtual (fake) package .THe
> problem I see
> is that your package manager sees now the original storm package as
> dealing with
> pcmcia and any upgrade will overwrite your package.
> You could also check the version in debian woody and if that works you
> may be better just installing that one instead of fiddling with make
> files a.s.o.
>
> --
> The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it.
> Alan Saporta
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