On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 8:04 PM, Geek Girl <
geekgirl28@cox.net> wrote:
> Lol it has noting to do with the spec file it has to do with trixbox not
> being stable...
> for example their 2.4 branch was pretty stable but now they released 2.6 and
> overwrote the 2.4 repositories and everything updates to 2.6. Plus 2.4 was
> still buggy...They are actually in the process of testing a nother revision
> this eve at trixbox but they are even skeptical of weather or not it is
> fixed. Plus they they are known for hosing their repos regularly...
>
2 things:
1)I would like to avoid Trixbox - bad karma, and 2)here is a vote for
a compile from source. It would be interesting to cover the
dependencies Asterisk just has to have as well as the various compiler
and configure options. I am looking at installing onto an OpenBSD box
and have heard Asterisk can be installed on a Nokia N800, so I'm
expecting to have to wade into this stuff.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "R P Herrold" <herrold@owlriver.com>
> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 3:33 PM
> Subject: east side meeting and asterisk stuff
>
>
> > On Fri, 28 Mar 2008, geekgirl28@cox.net wrote:
> >
> >> I recommend PIAF because you can see it from the source
> >>level without having to deal with crappy RPM's
> >
> > If the rpms are poorly written (in their .spec file, one
> > assumes), why not amend them; Writing a good .spec file is
> > reasonably trivial.
> >
> > see:
> > http://wiki.centos.org/PackageManagement/Rpm
> >
> > or use mine; if you have a problem with their form, and it is
> > a well formed objection, I'll glady improve them. Just send a
> > private email.
> >
> > ftp://ftp.owlriver.com/pub/mirror/ORC/asterisk/
> >
> > This set is a bit old in the ersions [I'll update at some
> > point], but has worked here forom omnths without so much as a
> > quiver.
> >
> > .... of course you may have issues with the RPM packaging
> > system; I can see how using the sources, so you cannot ask a
> > package database when a new exploit comes along, to see if you
> > are vulnerable, might be prefered, as it offers the
> > opportunity to wade through sources and versions over and over
> > again. Job security, so to speak. RPM managed sysadmin is
> > boring. ;)
> >
> > -- Russ herrold
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