To edit the depends of the backport, you need to unpack (apt-get source packagename) the source package, and edit the debian/control file. In that file you'll find a Build-Depends line. Everything listed there will be attempted for installation within the chroot. This is the way all proper Debian developers do it.
On 1/18/07, francis west <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Bishbosh, thanks for the help, I had a look a prevu earlier, i found it tricky to work with as i wanted to in to the chroot and alter some of the depends to complete the backport. I've actually managed to complete backport for myself, I didn't see in the rules that you could disable the package checking, I think it was to do with the earlier note about gc-j not being good enough to complete the integrity check! Thanks Francis On 1/18/07, Bishiboosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > francis west a écrit : > > Hello, > > as this is my first time posting I hope i have the right mailing > > list, I have started to backport subversion 1.4.2 from feisty to both > > dapper and edgy. What i have done is create chroot's of each using > > debootstrap (as i used to on debian) i removed all the source > packages > > from apt and added one for feisty. > > > > I grabbed the source using apt-get source subversion, once that was > > done i started work on backporting the dependants, apache2 etc, etc > > they all compiled fine, i admit i haven't done anything to check > things > > like apache other than dpkg i the lib that was needed to compile > > subversion. > > > > to build the packages i used 'dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot' i hope > this > > is the right way, i have found many tools that build debs however i > > don't know which is the definitive? > > > > keeping going i got to the point where all the dependencies for > > subversion had been met, i even backported 'debhelper' (this package > > > is problem where the problem is i guess) > > subversion is very odd as it doesn't let you build the package as > root, > > so i did 'fakeroot dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot' this this command > the > > root checking was satisfied and the package started to compile. oh > yes > > right now i should mention that i have the same error on both edgy and > > dapper. some time later the build fails with the following: (yes i > > finally got there) > > > > START: strings-reps-test > > lt-strings-reps-test: invalid option: > > --srcdir=/usr/src/backports/subversion/subversion-1.4.2dfsg1 > /subversion/tests/libsvn_fs_base > > PASS: lt-strings-reps-test 1: write a new rep, get a new key back > > CLEANUP: > > /usr/src/backports/subversion/subversion-1.4.2dfsg1 > /BUILD/subversion/tests/libsvn_fs_base/test-repo-write-new-rep > > PASS: lt-strings-reps-test 2: write a new rep, then overwrite it > > CLEANUP: /usr/src/backports/subversion/subversion- > > 1.4.2dfsg1/BUILD/subversion/tests/libsvn_fs_base/test-repo-write-rep > > PASS: lt-strings-reps-test 3: write and overwrite a new rep; confirm > > with reads > > CLEANUP: > > /usr/src/backports/subversion/subversion- 1.4.2dfsg1 > /BUILD/subversion/tests/libsvn_fs_base/test-repo-read-rep > > > > PASS: lt-strings-reps-test 4: write, then delete, a new rep; confirm > > deletion > > CLEANUP: > > /usr/src/backports/subversion/subversion- 1.4.2dfsg1 > /BUILD/subversion/tests/libsvn_fs_base/test-repo-delete-rep > > PASS: lt-strings-reps-test 5: test many strings table functions > together > > CLEANUP: > > /usr/src/backports/subversion/subversion-1.4.2dfsg1/BUILD/subversion/tests/libsvn_fs_base/test-repo-test-strings > > PASS: lt-strings-reps-test 6: write a null string > > CLEANUP: /usr/src/backports/subversion/subversion- > > 1.4.2dfsg1/BUILD/subversion/tests/libsvn_fs_base/test-repo-test-strings > > > PASS: lt-strings-reps-test 7: write a string, then abort during an > > overwrite > > CLEANUP: > > /usr/src/backports/subversion/subversion-1.4.2dfsg1/BUILD/subversion/tests/libsvn_fs_base/test-repo-abort-string > > > > > PASS: lt-strings-reps-test 8: create and copy a string > > CLEANUP: > > /usr/src/backports/subversion/subversion-1.4.2dfsg1 > /BUILD/subversion/tests/libsvn_fs_base/test-repo-copy-string > > END: strings-reps-test > > > > make: *** [debian/stamp-build-arch] Error 1 > > > > > > I don't know what makes me think it but i am suspect that i will need > to > > backport dpkg-dev to backport subversion. > > > > thanks > > Francis > > > > Hmmm...As specified in a post in Ubuntu Forums, backporting in Ubuntu is > very simple using prevu (which uses pbuilder). > > Please refer to http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=269238 to > understand it better. > > Regards, > > Bishi. > > > -- > ubuntu-backports mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-backports > -- ubuntu-backports mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-backports
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