Quick survey
Erek Dyskant
erek at nbtsc.org
Sun Dec 21 17:15:41 EST 2003
> <snip> Why in gods name
> would you use a rpm on a server when using ./configure and make lets you
> do a custom job on the install to make it how YOU the sysadmin wants it
> not how RH Or Fedora preset it. <snip>
*******I think he was referring to building rpms from source rpms. This
allows you to make rpm files with your own compile time options, giving
you the best of both worlds. The disadvantage is that it takes a little
longer to set things up. see 'man rpmbuild'
Regards,
Erek
> Later
> Josh
>
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