On Wed, 2005-03-02 at 10:25 +0800, P.V.Anthony wrote: > Dale Walsh wrote: > > > I believe that building from source against your already installed, > > tested and proven environment is by far the best process to obtain > > exactly what you want and need without making any sacrifices or > > compromises. > > > > I think your time would be better spent learning how to build from raw > > source to get what you need when you need it. > > I agree. > > I started with rpm. It is great as a beginner. Like what Dale Walsh said > compiling is the best. Infact I started to learn how to compile because > of clamav. With anti-virus software things are changing all the time and > if you have to wait for an rpm, you will be late. > > Spend the time to learn how to compile. It is really worth the time. And > the best part is that it is not difficult. > > P.V.Anthony
Or better yet, get the best of both worlds. Learn to build your own RPMs. That's what I do on my FC and RHEL boxen. It forces you to understand the build process and also the way to package software so that you can easily manage it through the RPM system. Thomas _______________________________________________ http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html
