On 12/3/21 1:28 PM, Aki Tuomi wrote:> Is there a particular reason you need to build source packages?There are sometimes moments when I want to test out a code change in a program I'm running on a server.? If a source package is available, I can make the change and build a new package that includes all of the Ubuntu customizations for that program plus the change I am testing.? To test, I just manually install the package.? To revert, I reinstall the original package with apt.? Without a source package, testing might require complex steps with the upstream source and customization information that I may not have access to. Thanks, Shawn
+1. I *was* using the repo's packages for Ubuntu - but when I wanted to try fts-flatcurve I needed something to compile against. I'd rather do so against the repo sources if possible. -- Daniel ------ Original Message ------ From: "Shawn Heisey" <elyograg at elyograg.org> To: dovecot at dovecot.org Sent: 12/3/2021 1:45:26 PM Subject: Re: No source packages in APT repo?>On 12/3/21 1:28 PM, Aki Tuomi wrote: >>Is there a particular reason you need to build source packages? > > >There are sometimes moments when I want to test out a code change in a program I'm running on a server. If a source package is available, I can make the change and build a new package that includes all of the Ubuntu customizations for that program plus the change I am testing. To test, I just manually install the package. To revert, I reinstall the original package with apt. Without a source package, testing might require complex steps with the upstream source and customization information that I may not have access to. > >Thanks, >Shawn > > >