Re: A GNU Distribution

[Dave Crossland]

Hi,

On 2 April 2012 22:14, Alfred M. Szmidt <address@hidden> wrote:
>   $ apt-get build-dep $PROGRAM;
>   $ apt-get source $PROGRAM;
>   $ cd PROGRAM/;
>   $ ./configure;
>   $ make;
>   $ make install;
>
>   What is not easy about this? :-)
>
> That will not build with the same switches as the original package was
> built,

This will:

$ apt-get source -b $PROGRAM

> and it will install in /usr/local which does not work for all packages.

I assert that would be a problem with those package, not with APT.

-- 
Cheers
Dave