Please ignore my previous rant.

Donn

----- Original Message -----
From: "Barnett, Blake" <bbarnett@bloodsystems.org>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 9:51 AM
Subject: RE: duplicate RPMs installed


> 90% of all applications released now use the standard automake "configure"
> scripts for detection of dependencies and will let you know if you don't
> have it in the first ten seconds, and almost always let you know where to
> find it.  All of these package management tools are fine for convenience
and
> people who just don't have a clue.  But if you are in a LUG, you've
> obviously gone a bit deeper than just the average newbie.  Besides, if you
> really WANT to learn linux, I can't think of a better way to get your
hands
> dirty and REALLY LEARN it.
>
> Part of the value of linux to me is as a home unix platform that I can use
> to interact with other unix platforms, and rpm/deb etc aren't available
> anywhere else.  When the day comes that ALL platforms have a unified
package
> system, I'll jump on the bandwagon.
>
> *  Blake
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sinck@owmyeye.ugive.com [mailto:sinck@owmyeye.ugive.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 9:43 AM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: RE: duplicate RPMs installed
>
>
>
>
> \_ Make sure the files are removed and compile the source.. ;)
> \_
> \_ I have completely lost faith in RPM, I haven't used dselect in a while,
> but
> \_ in my opinion, you can't get a cleaner install than compiling and
> installing
> \_ it yourself.
>
> Yuppers.
>
> The two main reasons I cut over to RH was that it managed dependencies
> and came with an 'uninstall' option.
>
> I don't want to spend out hours figuring out from reading some
> obscured documentation on some software that it depends on
> ncurses-9.9-alpha.
>
> And at the same time, if I want it to go away, what are the chances
> the author has arranged it so that there is an 'uninstall' target in
> the Makefile?
>
> Plus, watching X rebuild from source has to be about as fun as running
> fingers through a tablesaw, and I've done that.  [Not recommended for
> home viewers.]
>
> David
>
>
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