The new Smtube is not in Debian Testing yet

[gqp]

HI.
I posted a topic same minutes ago, but an error occurs saying "the connection was reset". It was very annoying for me because I don't speak English and is very hard for my to write in English.
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I'm posting again:

Why the new Smtube package is not yet inside the official GNU/Linux Debian Sid repository?

I enjoy Smtube very much, but I don't trust very much in outside software. I only use the software I can find inside the official Debian repository.

Anyway, I have been looking inside the "smtube-15.5.10.tar.bz2" package I found in the web http://sourceforge.net/projects/smtube/ ... 10.tar.bz2, but there is any "./configure" file inside, only a "Makefile" one.

When I compile something using ./configure I can use a prefix to install the software in my home folder without using root for nothing. Inside the tar.bz2 package there isn't any help teaching how to manipulate that "Makefile" using GNU/Linux.

I prefer using the official repository of Debian, but If I would try to compile the tar.bz2 package I don't know how to use that "Makefile" and how to install the Smtube inside my home folder without using root.

Thanks a lot and excuse my very broken English.

[rvm]

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[stevo]

Or you could port the package over from the PPA following this guide: https://wiki.debian.org/CreatePackageFromPPA

I do this kind of port all the time, though I just download the source files manually, extract them, and build from that point.

You have it right, it is a good idea to build deb packages like the official Debian packagers do: http://www.debianuserforums.org/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=127

The easiest method for a beginner would be to use the provided create_deb.sh script, though--that also will create a proper deb package.

[gqp]

Stevo, thank you for all the information.