Comments on: dpkg-repack http://blog.wompom.org/index.php/2007/02/07/dpkg-repack/ a web-log Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:38:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Gerhard http://blog.wompom.org/index.php/2007/02/07/dpkg-repack/#comment-6 Gerhard Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:40:29 +0000 http://blog.wompom.org/index.php/2007/02/07/dpkg-repack/#comment-6 dpkg -L $pkg | tar cf - --no-recursion --files-from - | (cd "$pkgdir" && tar xvf -) I would use cpio instead: dpkg -L "$pkg" | cpio -vmdp "$pkgdir" dpkg -L $pkg | tar cf - –no-recursion –files-from - | (cd "$pkgdir" && tar xvf -)

I would use cpio instead:

dpkg -L "$pkg" | cpio -vmdp "$pkgdir"

]]> By: ads http://blog.wompom.org/index.php/2007/02/07/dpkg-repack/#comment-7 ads Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:59:41 +0000 http://blog.wompom.org/index.php/2007/02/07/dpkg-repack/#comment-7 Mm, thanks. cpio is something I avoided learning because I didn't see any value in it at first glance. I'll reappraise this. Mm, thanks. cpio is something I avoided learning because I didn't see any value in it at first glance. I'll reappraise this.

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