On 8/2/07, Vigorito, Nicholas E. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A coworker claims that all unix admins should never install open source > binaries. They should build using the source. > > Looking for a concensus. Is it ok to install the Tomcat binaries or > should I build using the Tomcat source then install? Reasons why?
Install the binary and be done. I've never built Tomcat from source, but I've heard the pain in the voices of those who've tried. The sound haunts me yet :-) Seriously, if I were installing Apache httpd, or PHP, something with a gazillion options -- sure, I always build from source, so I have just what I want and no more included. Tomcat's nothing like that. And yes, you're trusting that the checksum on the download page matches the signature on the downloaded tar file, which is good enough for most folks. :-) YMMV, -- Hassan Schroeder ------------------------ [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
