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I need to make a new version of an existing Debian package. Basically I need to take an existing source package, apply some patches to it, then re package it.
I've actually done this - and it works.However, a recent apt-get update/upgrade has replaced my package with a new off off Debian.
So I need to know the best way to stop this happening...Ideally, I need my package to replace an existing package if it's already installed, or to stop a future update replacing my package with the older version off Debian. (Let's not wory about security concerns for now - unlikely to be any, however)
So what do I do? Increment the version number? Or is there some better way of doing it?
The patches I'm applying to the package are not in Wheezy either, so no ponit using backports for it. (the patches don't apply cleanly to the latest version of this software either, so I'm stuck with an older version)
It's avrdude - the program for uploading to ATmega microcnotrollers if anyones intersted. I can now use the Raspberry Pi's GPIO pins to upload directly into an AVR chip without going via serial...
And it's rather critical that I maintain the ability to do this as serial is not a viable option for this project, however it might well be used by 100's or even 1000's of people, so needs to be as easy to install as possible - wget the new version off my site, and dpkg -i is acceptable, but a future apt-get update/upgrade overwriting it isn't...
Clues/hints welcome! Gordon -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq