On 07-Jun-2002 Michael D. Schleif wrote: > > Where is some howto explaining ins and outs and options to managing > programs compiled from source under debian? > > Clearly, one reason to choose debian is apt/dpkg/dselect, et al. > However, as we know, some programs may have to be compiled from source. > > It is also clear to me that such self compiled programs are not known to > the package management databases and, therefore, are susceptible to > being broken by subsequent package manager installations, &c. > > So, I am wondering whether or not there is some best practices already > written to address these concerns. > > What do you think? >
there are two groups of sources: packaged sources you compile and unpackaged. The first case is fairly easy, you apt-get source the package, compile it and place it on hold. It is the second case that can get ugly. The easiest solution is to install everything not from a Debian package into /usr/local or maybe /opt. The Debian package system ignores these two hierarchies. The problems arise when you have a package in Debian which needs a package that you installed by source and thus have no way to satisfy the depends. At this point you can either make a dummy package to appease dpkg or look into the 'equivs' package. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]