what do i need to compile packages myself

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Thu, Oct 21, 2004 at 12:45:38PM +0200, ulrich steffens wrote:

> i really have nothing to do with coding, so please bear with me :)
> i'll have to use some packages that dont exist for debian/ubuntu, so i
> have to compile them myself. so i fired up synaptic and installed 

I've added an entry to the FAQ:

http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/faq/development

-- 
 - mdz