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

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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