yes and yes
on the SRPMS you would normally rpm -ba <name>.src.rpm , then you
would install or upgrade the resultant RPMs
http://www.rpm.org
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On 11/05/00 at 13:44 Jasper Jans wrote:
>All,
>
>Is it possible to install a redhat distribution (minimal)
>then download all the source rpms and compile these,
>then have them back in rpm format and reinstall
>redhat using these newly compiled rpms so that i end
>up with a fully optimized installation for my machine?
>
>If this is possible - what is the command to compile
>a source rpm and end up with an rpm ready for installation?
>
>Thanks,
>J.
>
Regards
Greg Wright
IT Consultant Sydney Australia
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