Problem installing from deb file and ignoring dependencies

[Nils Kassube]

Colin Law wrote:
> I am trying to install a package A (from a .deb file) that depends on
> package B, but B is not available for my platform so I have built B
> from source.  I cannot install A by using
> dpkg -i A.deb
> as it complains about the missing dependency.  I can install it by
> using dpkg -i --ignore-depends=B A.deb
> but this is not a good solution as the next time I install something
> it complains about the package being broken.
> 
> I have got over the problem by unpacking A.deb, removing the
> dependency and repackaging but I feel this cannot be that unusual a
> requirement and there must be a better way.  As it stands I will have
> to repeat the exercise to install an upgrade to A.  Is there a better
> way?

Use checkinstall to install your package B as a deb package. Then your 
dependency for package A is fulfilled.


Nils