From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.knology.net ([24.214.63.101]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1DNUjb-0006TM-00 for ; Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:48:11 -0400 Received: (qmail 11043 invoked by uid 0); 18 Apr 2005 11:48:10 -0000 Received: from user-24-236-69-150.knology.net (HELO localhost) (24.236.69.150) by smtp5.knology.net with SMTP; 18 Apr 2005 11:48:10 -0000 Received: from kenny by localhost with local (Exim 4.50) id 1DNUk2-0001qw-JE for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Mon, 18 Apr 2005 06:48:38 -0500 Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 06:48:38 -0500 To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20050418114838.GB6430@blackbox> Mail-Followup-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <20050417232228.GA13281@taylor.homelinux.net> <20050418052753.GA16013@blackbox> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i From: Kenny Hitt Subject: Re: audio players X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 11:48:11 -0000 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@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup