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Jaldhar H. Vyas wrote: | On Sun, 30 May 2004, Christoph Hohmann wrote:
|>I'm using the debian package. |> |> | | | # apt-get install fakeroot dpkg-dev | # apt-get source dovecot | # apt-get build-dep dovecot | $ cd dovecot-0.99.10.5 | $ chmod +x debian/rules | | (add the patch per Timos instructions) | | change the 1st line of debian/changelog so the version is 0.99.10.5-1.1 | | $ fakeroot debian/rules binary | $ cd .. | $ apt-get moo
Or this:
# apt-get install fakeroot devscripts # apt-get build-dep dovecot $ apt-get source dovecot $ cd dovecot-0.99.10.5
(add the patch per Timos instructions)
$ dch -v 0.99.10.5-1.0.private.1 $ debuild
The reason for using the devscripts commands debuild and dch should be obvious: less and simpler commands.
There are several reasons for the longer version number: ~ * If next official Debian package is an NMU (done an hour ago but waiting to be released, so older than yours) it is silently ignored ~ * you can later on scan dpkg for version numbers containing "private" to see how much local mess you have done ~ * You have room to make another rebuild
| Debian users: my question is, is adding the patch worth the delay in | getting 0.99.10.5 into sarge?
No (if you ask me - I can naturally only speak for myself).
~ - Jonas
Debian maintainer of UW-imap, and eagerly awaiting dovecot to take over the world!
- Jonas Smedegaard - idealist og Internet-arkitekt
- Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/
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