RMP V 4.0x

[JJ Neff]

I actually used rpmbuild --rebuild to install an rpm from rpm.src and it failed
miserably.  Man I thought I was getting the hang of this installing stuff but I
ave to stick to non-optimized rpms for now...

JJN
--- Robert Dege <rdege at cse.Buffalo.EDU> wrote:
> 
> Do an # rpm -qa | grep rpm
> 
> rpm-4.0.3-1.04		- installs the rpm binaries & rpm database
> rpm-build-4.0.3-1.04	- installs capability to build src rpms
> rpm-devel-4.0.3-1.04	- rpm src for (for devel purposes)
> 
> So basically, check to see if you have the rpm-build rpm installed.  This
> might be the problem.
> 
> > ok.. on to my question,
> > Has anyone had problems running RPM version 4.0x and above?  A friend and I
> > installed MD8.1 on his system and it installed v4.0x of RPM.. and it does
> > not recongize the --rebuild switch to build source RPM's.  I have V3.03 and
> > have no problems building source packages.  The man file and the help for
> > the command both show the --rebuild switch, but it won't build it.  He gets
> > the standard error that he used an unknown switch and it does not list
> > --rebuild there.  Just wondering if anyone else has had this problem or
> > noticed this on their version of RPM.
> >
> > Chaz®
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 
> Dege
> 
> So Many Things in Life Would Be Really Funny
> .... If They Weren't Happening To Me
> 


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