> I don't know about .debs, but with .rpms I can rebuild the source RPM
> after
> modifying the spec file so I get the best of both worlds...customized
> build
> and package management.

it's the same with debs. only use apt-get source amanda and the
dpkg-buildpackage with changed configure settings but if a new version
comes out the step must be run again and if you change a lot of packages
then an update will be a pain.

claus