Hi!! Thanks again...
Ok I tried the dpkg-source -x and here's the error I got: dpkg-source: error: tarfile `./mgetty_1.1.8.orig.tar.gz' contains object (mgetty-1.1.8/README.1st) not in expected directory (mgetty-1.1.8.orig) Help! ;) Ricardo On 18 Nov 1997, Ben Pfaff wrote: > Debian List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > But given the 3 files (diff, dsc, tar), how do I use dpkg-buildpackage? I > > tried running it but it says it can't find debian/changelog and can't > > determine the source package... > > Oh, I'm sorry. Use `dpkg-source -x PACKAGE.dsc' to extract the source > code, then use `dpkg-buildpackage' from the source directory. > > > Also, what would be the procedure to customize/patch a package? Would I > > untar the original source, make mods to the source, tar it up again, and > > then build the package? I'm fuzzy as to what the procedure would be in > > order to customize a package. > > dpkg-buildpackage will automagically generate a diff from the original > package source. > > > If I make changes to the original source, wouldn't that invalidate the > > diff file? > > I don't understand the question. > -- > Ben Pfaff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .