apt-get -b installfromsource ?

frenchn00b · 05-18-2008, 10:11 AM

Hello,

I would like to install from source in one command line, or one single operation (sucess or not)... like :

Code:

apt-get -b -f installfromsource xcompmgr

and not:

Code:

apt-get -b source packagename
dpkg -i packagename-versionblabla.deb   # I dont want this line

Is that possible somehow ? (if not with use of | / tricks?)
Thanks

b0uncer · 05-19-2008, 03:56 AM

Code:

apt-get -b source packagename && dpkg -i packagename-versionblabla.deb

What's wrong with that? Varying version numbering? Use asterisk or something, if you're sure there are no other packages named the same, but with different version number..

I bet you don't install that much software from source that you couldn't type two commands instead of one

frenchn00b · 05-19-2008, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by b0uncer

Code:

apt-get -b source packagename && dpkg -i packagename-versionblabla.deb

What's wrong with that? Varying version numbering? Use asterisk or something, if you're sure there are no other packages named the same, but with different version number..

I bet you don't install that much software from source that you couldn't type two commands instead of one

or well.. I am bit scared that it ll mess up all. Learning bash slowly slowly ... sorry that I am slow.
I have got that maybe, I would have to create a temp maybe :

Code:

ISO=`mktemp debXXX`
cd "$ISO"
apt-get -b source packagename
dpkg -i *.deb
cd ..
rm -rf "$ISO"

bit dirty n00b coding

thousand lines

--
Edit:
Is apt-get -b source done by root secured? normally apt-get -b source is rather for $, then sudo dpkg -i *.deb
Edit2:
btw to spawner & bouncer, I just got the 'Debian Mug' 2 days ago

to confirm the fact of one Debian Happy Tux more ! (one Debian geek more

)

frenchn00b · 05-19-2008, 05:12 PM

but the thing is that maybe it should check is the file is present in /usr/bin
with

Code:

if [ `whereis xcompmgr`  == "" ] ; then 
    ## start the 
ISO=`mktemp debXXX`
cd "$ISO"
apt-get -b source packagename
dpkg -i *.deb
cd ..
rm -rf "$ISO"
fi

But does .orig.tar.gz , dsc, and diff file applicable for all distributions, I mean so for the day that we change to etch => testing
(with the apt-dist upgrade)

does apt-src independant for upgrading the distro;

I mean I am lazy to remake all the time another apt-src sources list and packages for all distro upgrades... (every years)

frenchn00b · 05-31-2008, 08:14 AM

Problem with fetching first the source :

I am encoutering now the following problem:

the sources are on a site, but you need the libs

hence to install the libs with -f , fetch first, would be perfect.

Could it be possible to hack that apt-src to make it more powerful and compiling more straightforward/easier?