Holy War: RE: Package management vs. ./configure

[KeithSmith]

I can see I'm not alone!


Craig White wrote:
> 
> I know that there is no free lunch here regardless.
> 
> Along with my futility in setting up the UPS monitoring...
> 
> I tried installing openssh-2.2.0 from the tarball from openssh.org  - says
> that I needed openssl-0.9.5a (and of course I was using an older version). I
> downloaded the 0.9.5a from openssl.org and installed it and still openssl
> says that it wasn't installed. So then in my desparation to get the UPS
> system going, I found an rpm for openssh2 on contrib.redhat.com and
> installed the rpm - still won't work ARGH!!!!
> 
> I don't mind using tarballs but when one tarball depends on another tarball
> and the first one doesn't put the files where the second one expects them to
> be - it's all a bit too painful.
> 
> I guess I'm just venting because I know I'll get it worked out but it takes
> too much time...the benefit is, I learn more about each package using
> tarballs and reading thru the source code but I don't want to be an expert
> on every tarball that I install.
> 
> The argument for package management is obvious but all the various distro's
> put things in different places and for obvious reasons - when it comes to
> redhat - they can't distribute openssl/openssh and it's a complete pia.
> 
> I don't mind ./configure but I just wish that ./configure were a bit more
> intelligent about the various distro's sometimes.
> 
> Craig
> 
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> > [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Shawn
> > T. Rutledge
> > Sent: Monday, July 10, 2000 10:24 AM
> > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> > Subject: Re: Holy War: RE: Package management vs. ./configure
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 10, 2000 at 08:43:21AM -0700, Jim wrote:
> > > As far as ease-of-installation goes, HelixCode wins hands down.
> >  Not only does
> > > it install all of the selected Gnome packages that you request,
> > it finds,
> > > downloads, and installs all the dependent packages.  What could
> > be easier?
> >
> > Well I'd be really reluctant to use it on a system that has other kinds
> > of package management, because it would get it confused wouldn't it?
> > Maybe on a Slackware system.
> >
> > --
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