Re: [PLUG] "Friends don't let friends use Dell"

[Fred K Ollinger <follinge@sas.upenn.edu>]

> Fred K. Ollinger:
> > Package managers are the best, but if they get in your way like rpm does
> > for me, it's better to forego it altogether.
>
> Although package managers can get in your way, they do allow most folks
> to install a package that will likely work if all the necessary
> dependencies are present, and it works.  Of course at times I'm paranoid

If it doesn't and it's not in your distro then you are sol.

Incidentally, does anyone have an rpm for gcc-3.2 for rh7.2. Upgrading
right now to rh8 is not an option. I wish I could somehow get this rpm
installed on a bunch of machines. My idea to use the source was vetoed.

> and run checkinstall, which gives me the best all worlds, namely a
> package in my desired form, which can be uninstalled or updated if
> necessary, but one that can be configured for my system because it's
> compiled on my system.
> http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/   for anyone interested.
> Makes tgz, rpm and deb packages although I've only tried the tgz and rpm
> features.

I'll look into it.

Fred Ollinger
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