On Sun, May 14, 2006 at 11:47:41AM +0200, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > On Sun, May 14, 2006 at 10:00:25AM +0200, Ondrej Sury wrote: > > Right solution is to use pbuilder, which will: > > > > a) always ensure that package can be built using unstable > > b) keep your build environment clean > > c) keep your local system clean > d) take much longer to build your package; the exact factor depends on > the size of the package, but a factor 3 isn't too uncommon for > smaller packages, which isn't very interesting in cases where you > need to do a lot of work on a given package.
Without wishing to join the mob, e) it's difficult to install versions of packages not available from your regular sources.list. For example if you build a new (version of a) library package and then an application that uses it and want to upload both at the same time. You probably need to set up a local apt repository, which is a pain. I use pbuilder to verify my build-depends where possible but tend to upload the package built in my regular environment. Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt VK3SB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]