No source packages in APT repo?

[Aki Tuomi]

You only need dovecot-dev for that, not the sources.

Aki

> On 04/12/2021 00:30 Daniel Miller <dmiller at amfes.com> wrote:
> 
>  
> +1.
> 
> I *was* using the repo's packages for Ubuntu - but when I wanted to try 
> fts-flatcurve I needed something to compile against. I'd rather do so 
> against the repo sources if possible.
> 
> --
> Daniel
> 
> ------ Original Message ------
> From: "Shawn Heisey" <elyograg at elyograg.org>
> To: dovecot at dovecot.org
> Sent: 12/3/2021 1:45:26 PM
> Subject: Re: No source packages in APT repo?
> 
> >On 12/3/21 1:28 PM, Aki Tuomi wrote:
> >>Is there a particular reason you need to build source packages?
> >
> >
> >There are sometimes moments when I want to test out a code change in a program I'm running on a server.  If a source package is available, I can make the change and build a new package that includes all of the Ubuntu customizations for that program plus the change I am testing.  To test, I just manually install the package.  To revert, I reinstall the original package with apt.  Without a source package, testing might require complex steps with the upstream source and customization information that I may not have access to.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Shawn
> >
> >
> >