Re: Q to Redhat: How to create7install a patched binary/source

1999-09-29 Thread Adrian Likins
On Wed, Sep 29, 1999 at 07:16:17AM +0800, John Summerfield wrote: > > --=_434647510==_.ALT > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > > > > > >I unpack, hack fix, build in my work tree. When that all works I diff that > > >with the base tree and it to

Re: Q to Redhat: How to create7install a patched binary/source

1999-09-29 Thread Nalin Dahyabhai
On Wed, Sep 29, 1999 at 07:16:17AM +0800, John Summerfield wrote: > According to the docs, I am supposed to be able to build binaries for RHL > 5.2 systems on my RHL 6.0 system if I install the compatibility libraries > (which I have). I see not a whisper of how I do it; I'd have thought the >

Re: Q to Redhat: How to create7install a patched binary/source

1999-09-29 Thread John Summerfield
> --=_434647510==_.ALT > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > > >I unpack, hack fix, build in my work tree. When that all works I diff that > >with the base tree and it to the spec file and try the rpm build > > > > Along these lines...am I

Re: Q to Redhat: How to create7install a patched binary/source

1999-09-28 Thread Peter H. Burris
I unpack, hack fix, build in my work tree. When that all works I diff that with the base tree and it to the spec file and try the rpm build Along these lines...am I the only person to lose sleep over gcc upgrades and a failure to compile executables after upgrading from 5.2 to 6.0 and pat

Re: Q to Redhat: How to create7install a patched binary/source

1999-09-28 Thread Alan Cox
> I imagine RH developers only try to build rpms when they have a successful > build. I unpack, hack fix, build in my work tree. When that all works I diff that with the base tree and it to the spec file and try the rpm build -- To unsubscribe: mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/nul

Re: Q to Redhat: How to create7install a patched binary/source .rpm file?

1999-09-28 Thread John Summerfield
> > rpm --rebuild file.src.rpm > Bugs show up. > Fix them. > rpm -bi SPECS/file.spec That unpacks the source and applies patches > > >From there I cannot find a way forward, since no .i386.rpm file is > created. The only thing to do is to manually issue the 'make install' > command from the bu