Installing old tarballs on a new Debian system

From: cga (cga2001_at_softhome.net)
Date: 12/31/04

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    I am currently switching to Debian and I have a bunch of utilities,
    wmaker applets,
    etc.. in source format that I would like to reinstall on the new system.
    Unfortunately
    a number of these are not available as .deb's.

    As I see it I can either copy them to /usr/local/tarballs & do the usual
    ./configure/make/
    make-install dance or try to create .deb's myself. This last approach
    being probably
    the more dangerous.

    Is there any place in the Debian literature where this issue is
    discussed? Any guidelines
    concerning source(non-debian) install on Debian system? Are there any
    tools that might
    help automate the conversion of source packages to the .deb format?

    My main goal at this point is having a system that's "clean" to start
    off with and will
    remain as "clean" as possible for the foreseeable future - ie. not some
    a-la-win95 system
    that needs a complete reinstall every couple of months. I understand
    that Debian might
    provide exactly this but I am concerned that by the time I become a
    little more experienced
    with its packaging system I may have polluted this new system beyond repair.
     
    Please advise.
    Thank you. 

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