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Dan Widyono wrote:
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> > One thing I've run into fairly often, if I mix RPMs and source installs,
> > is that the install paths will not match for the two installs.
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> Best way I've found to keep this to a minimum is to try compiling a src.rpm,
> and see what comes out of the configure line. This is what I ended up with
> amanda, for instance (I removed the amanda-specific lines). This "standard
> Red Hat stuff" is from the system's built-in rpm macros, which are the
> essential ingredients. I'm sure Mandrake has their own standard rpm macros.
> Where can you find them without compiling a src.rpm? I dunno, check the
> sources or docs for rpmbuild.
>
Haha... Well, good advice would be just just build the RPM, if you have
a src rpm and you're on a RPM system. But I was avoiding getting into
best practices and just giving some ideas how to resolve the issue. :)
--
Kevin
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