On 23 February 2016 at 18:46, Javi Barroso <javibarr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello, > > El 23 de febrero de 2016 18:08:32 CET, Michael Fothergill < > michael.fotherg...@googlemail.com> escribió: > >Dear Folks, > > > >I tried using apt-build to install a source file: > > > >root@rhubarb:/home/michaelmikef/Downloads# ls -l adun* > > > >-rw-r--r-- 1 michaelmikef michaelmikef 1395 Feb 23 16:36 > >adun.app_0.81-6.dsc > > > >root@rhubarb:/home/michaelmikef/Downloads# apt-build install > >adun.app_0.81-6.dsc > > > >W: Unable to locate package adun.app_0.81-6.dsc > >Unable to find source candidate for adun.app_0.81-6.dsc > > > >What am I doing wrong here? > > I think you need add deb-src line to your apt source list, so it can > download from internet (I think you need the name of the package and not > the name of the file) and then build the package > > Maybe you can use --source to tell apt-build to not download the source. > See the man page and its sinopsis > I couldn't make apt-build work but the apt build dep command did work -however I think that some dependencies are missing in stretch that would be there in jessie.... I have a jessie install and I will use that instead for this. MF > > I think dpkg-buildpackage can be used in your case > > Regards > >
