You should also have security.debian.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Hallenbeck" <chuckh@xxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 5:14 AM Subject: Re: audio players > Okay, I got farther. With debhelper installed, the configuration > proceeds until it needs png support, then dies and asks me to install > libpng and libpng_dev, but apt-get cannot find libpng, even after doing > an update. > > Question: Should I have multiple entries in my source.list? Or are they > mostly mirrors? At present I have mirrors.kernel.org, ftp.us.debian.org, > and http://linux.csua.berkeley.edu/debian/. > > Would it help to add other sources? > > > > On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, Kenny Hitt wrote: > > > Hi. > > > > When I run > > > > apt-file search dh_testdir > > > > I get the following: > > > > debhelper: usr/bin/dh_testdir > > > > Running > > > > apt-get install debhelper > > > > will fix the problem. > > > > I use Debian's packages as much as possible, but if there isn't an > > official package, I like to make sure the program I build is a local > > Debian package and configured closest for my system. > > > > Hope this helps. > > Kenny > > > > On Mon, Apr 18, 2005 at 05:16:30AM -0400, Charles Hallenbeck wrote: > >> Hi Kenny, > >> > >> When I tried the "fakroot" shortcut, I had a missing component there > >> too, with no clue how to find it. The script stopped with a message > >> about "dh_testdir" not being found. I agree with you about the merits of > >> local compiling, but the apt-get convenience is compelling. I have > >> evidently overlooked some critical -dev files and have to figure out > >> what. > >> > >> Chuck > >> > >> > >> On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, Kenny Hitt wrote: > >> > >>> Hi. > >>> > >>> Here's how I built mplayer from source. > >>> I ran the script in the debian subdir of the mplay source instead of > >>> just running ./configure. This script told me the packages needed to be > >>> installed when it couldn't find things. > >>> In case it doesn't, install the apt-file package. You will need to > >>> run > >>> > >>> apt-file update > >>> > >>> before it will be useful. > >>> > >>> After that, when the configure process doesn't find something, use > >>> apt-file search filename > >>> > >>> to find the package containing the file. I like using the script > >>> instead of getting someone's pre-built package because I ended up with a > >>> mplayer Debian package built specific to my system. For example, it is > >>> built for my AMD cpu instead of auto detecting the cpu each time it starts. > >>> > >>> Hope this helps. > >>> Kenny > >> > >> -- > >> The Moon is Waxing Gibbous (66% of Full) > >> "Things are in the saddle, and they ride mankind." Ralph Waldo Emerson > >> Visit my download site at http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Speakup mailing list > >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > The Moon is Waxing Gibbous (68% of Full) > "Things are in the saddle, and they ride mankind." Ralph Waldo Emerson > Visit my download site at http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
