Debian Question

[Matt Graham]

From: Mike Bydalek <mbydalek at compunetconsulting.com>
> chip33az at 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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