Rodolfo Medina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I perchance need install the latest version of xpdf-reader, > the one included in unstable and testing repositories, > in my Sarge stable system. > This is not possible with simply `dpkg -i ...' because of dependence > problems. > In general: isn't it possible, it seems, to install an `unstable' package > into > a `stable' system without changing sources.list, i.e. without upsetting > the `Stable' structure?
"James Buchwald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Have you ever tried downloading and building the source yourself? > You might be able to without updating any dependencies... Mathias Brodala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Basically all you have to do is to add unstable- and testing-entries to your > sources.list, > do an „apt-get update“ and then „apt-get install packagename=version“ or > „apt-get install > packagename -t distribution“. (See the manpage of apt-get of course.) > > But mixing distributions is neither recommended nor supported and if your > system breaks > (which is very likely to happen), you are on your own. > > Let’s have a look at the dependendies of xpdf-reader from unstable: > >> Depends: lesstif2, libc6 (>= 2.3.6-6), libfreetype6 (>= 2.2), libgcc1 (>= >> 1:4.1. 0), >> libice6, libpaper1, libsm6, libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.0), libt1-5 (>= 5.0.2), libx1 >> 1-6, >> libxext6, libxp6, libxpm4, libxt6, zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.1), gsfonts (>= 6.0-1), >> xpdf-common (= 3.01-9) > > Seeing this you should see that installing this package would change *your > whole system*, > because of the dependency on a new version of libc6, on of the most important > packages on > your system. > > And you don’t have luck: there seems to be no package on bpo[0], but you > could ask > somebody on the mailinglist[1], if they could rebuild xpdf-reader for sarge. > > To put it short: If you don’t want to upgrade to unstable/testing or use a > non-supported > mixed system, forget about it. Really. > > > Regards, Mathias > > [0] http://backports.org/dokuwiki/doku.php > [1] http://lists.backports.org/mailman/listinfo "Roberto C. Sanchez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Becuase of how long it has been since Sarge was released, it is > practically impossible to install any package that requires compilation > from unstable or testing into stable. You can backport the package > yourself. I have a written a HOWTO on the subject: > > http://familiasanchez.net/~roberto/howtos/debcustomize Thanks to James, Mathias and Roberto. Roberto, for the moment I could only have a quick look at your document. If I understand well, it shows how to build a debian source package satisfying its dependencies? Great. I'll be reading it carefully. Cheers, Rodolfo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]