4.8?

[Greg Folkert]

On Wed, 2009-10-14 at 23:43 +0200, Dexter Filmore wrote:
> Am Montag, 12. Oktober 2009 20:04:47 schrieb Yves-Alexis Perez:
> > On lun, 2009-10-12 at 18:37 +0200, Dexter Filmore wrote:
> > > snip
> > >
> > > > shortly after these two components have been released. So if you're
> > >
> > > ok
> > >
> > > > with compiling parts of Xfce on your own, you won't have to wait
> > >
> > > until
> > >
> > > > next April.
> > >
> > > It's not the compiling, it's the fumbling the results into a deb
> > > package ;)
> > > Ah, back then on Slackware...
> >
> > You should still be able to use the actual debian/ folder for current
> > packages as a start point.
> 
> Ever since I migrated to debian and debian-like systems I wanted to learn how 
> to make debs myself, but everyone I ask keeps huring the debian package 
> maintainer guide at me which obliterates me with badly structured torrents of 
> info and is generally overblown for my needs as my goal is not to release 
> packages to a public mirror.
> Pointers like "how to quickly create debs and skip the most common tripwires" 
> are welcome.

man dpkg-buildpackage

Start with that... it made my understanding easier.

I then went onto other pieces parts when I wanted something different.
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