> -----Original Message----- > From: Theo Van Dinter > Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 5:11 PM > To: Chris > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [SAtalk] CPAN or RPM's? > > > On Wed, Oct 15, 2003 at 04:52:39PM -0400, Chris wrote: > > ANYWAY.. we are completely focused on the wrong part of my question > > which is CPAN verses RPMs. > > I like RPMs for everything. CPAN's nice, but 1) it's > different from everything else on the system, 2) it's easier > to know what modules are installed with RPM, 3) it's easier > to clone installations with RPM, and 4) I can use CPAN to > make the RPMs and get the best of both worlds. ;) > > > Note: This is at least on my home server. The other folks at > work don't share my view that you should make a package for > everything, and they do random stuff to install software ...
I really like RPM also. I have made almost all of my packages including Razor2 agents and DCC (dccproc). I grab trusted src RPMs for Postfix and SA (thanks Theo) and --rebuild them on specific machines. --Larry ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. SourceForge.net hosts over 70,000 Open Source Projects. See the people who have HELPED US provide better services: Click here: http://sourceforge.net/supporters.php _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk
