Bug#594636: closed by Mehdi Dogguy <mehdi at dogguy.org> (Re: Bug#594636: general: vlc_1.1.2.orig.tar.bz2. FAIL to make the .deb packages (source and binary))

Sat Aug 28 23:02:05 UTC 2010

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010, Debian Bug Tracking System wrote:
> If you want to compile vlc (or any other package) the debian way, then:
> 1) dget http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/v/vlc/vlc_1.1.3-1.dsc
>    (This way you're sure you have downloaded what the maintainer put in
>     the archive. Sometimes, the .orig is not exactly upstream's one).
> 2) dpkg-source -x vlc_1.1.3-1.dsc
> 3) cd vlc_1.1.3
> 4) "Be sure that the build-dependencies are installed"

In other words "apt-get build-dep vlc"

> 5) dpkg-buildpackage $whatever_funky_option_you_might_want_to_use
> 6) Enjoy!

Regards,
-- 
Mohammed Adnène Trojette