Re: Debian Question

From: Mike Bydalek <mbydalek@compunetconsulting.com>
> chip33az@netscape.net wrote:
>> Most of the programs I can use the default Etch with no issues, but
>> there are some I would like to either install myself or compile myself.
>> For example, I would like the latest GNUCash (helping me with my
>> accounting class) and Iceweasel and Icedove.

>
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PackagingGuide/Basic?action=show&redirect=HowToBuildDebianPackagesFromScratch

> and http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/index.en.html
>
> * Download the latest tarball
> * Apply the patches from either Debian or Ubuntu (usually I do Ubuntu
> but you can try the Debian ones since you're concerned about stability,
> etc.)
> * run dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot
> * Check for errors, etc.

One caveat with the latest GNUcash: IIRC, it required a bunch of newer
GTK+/GNOME packages. At least building GNUcash 2.2.3 on Gentoo had a
lot of dependencies. And you're going to have to install a large number
of *dev packages to build it from source. Also, I haven't seen any real
functional improvements in going from GNUcash 2.0.n to 2.2.3. Then
again, I'm not using the more complicated things that it can do.

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