apt-build

[Magnus Therning]

On Mon, Apr 18, 2005 at 10:34:00PM +0200, Molot wrote:
>Did anyone make apt-build works on Ubuntu?
>
>We (2 person team) want to recompile many packages (own repository with
>different optimization flags), so automated tool with functionality
>that apt-get has would be great... The worst thing is that on my system
>(hoary, installed with "server" option and then apt-get'ed only some
>packages I need) it doesn't work. In best case, it just ignores my
>optimalization flags. In other, it can download build-deps and then say
>sth like "error - unsatisfied building dependiences"... Some times it
>says "unpacking source" but directory does not appear... And many other
>errors...

I've never had any problems building things under Ubuntu. So there
certainly is hope :-)

If you haven't already read the new maintainer's guide
(http://www.debian.org/doc/devel-manuals#maint-guide) I would suggest
you do.

To solve the build dependencies you need to make sure that everything
listed in the control file is installed properly.

Modifying optimization flags can be done either in the software's own
build files (chances are it's using autotools) or in the Debian rules
file.

Hope it helps.

/M

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