RE: [SAtalk] Off Topic BUT packages vs source

2003-10-16 Thread Larry Gilson
The newer book "Red Hat RPM Guide" is a very good resource also. --Larry > -Original Message- > From: Kenneth Porter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 7:34 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [SAtalk] Off Topic BUT packag

RE: [SAtalk] Off Topic BUT packages vs source

2003-10-16 Thread Kenneth Porter
--On Thursday, October 16, 2003 1:53 PM -0500 Bill Polhemus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > However, I have never attempted to build SRPMS myself. Is this difficult to > do? A spec file (used to guide building an SRPM into an RPM) is just a text file with an RPM DB entry (eg. name, version, descript

RE: [SAtalk] Off Topic BUT packages vs source

2003-10-16 Thread Bill Polhemus
I always use the SRPMs when they are available. However, I have never attempted to build SRPMS myself. Is this difficult to do? William L. Polhemus, Jr. P.E. Polhemus Engineering Company Katy, Texas USA -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dav