Re: [PLUG] Compiling Software from the source code.

2007-12-20 Thread श्रीधर नारायण दैठणकर
On Thursday 20 Dec 2007 11:19:58 Meghanand Acharekar wrote: > What are the advantages of compiling software > from the source code over using binary packages. Typically you can configure features in the build such as plugins or support for a third party library. One can also tweak the compiler/li

Re: [PLUG] Compiling Software from the source code.

2007-12-20 Thread Shakthi Kannan
Hi, --- Meghanand Acharekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | What are the advantages of compiling software | from the source code over using binary packages. \-- It depends on for what purpose you are compiling software from source code. 1. Use specific version of software from cvs/svn. 2. Want to u

[PLUG] Compiling Software from the source code.

2007-12-20 Thread Meghanand Acharekar
Hi, What are the advantages of compiling software from the source code over using binary packages. Anybody tried compiling gcc from the source code. -- Regards, Meghanand N. Acharekar -- __ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing Li