Re: Hints and tips for building from srcrpms

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On Wed, 2005-05-18 at 11:39 -0700, Brian T. Brunner wrote:
> Source rpms are without architectural assumptions, they must look up the target arch and build for it.
> 
> Binary rpms are built for 386, 586, 686, etc.
> 
> You're building from source, are you building binary rpms for distribution? if so then you have the arch consideration.
> 
> Brian Brunner
> brian.t.brunner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> (610)796-5838

Thanks, Brian. I should have RTFM'd.

Now trying with --target set.
> 
> >>> gerry@xxxxxxxxxxxx 05/18/05 02:21PM >>>
> I said in a earlier message that I was attempting to build gcc and
> family so that tbird and firefox will install under 7.3. In trying to
> build from source I noticed that my architecture is recognized as i686
> which is okay for me but if this exercise works wouldn't it better to
> have the rpms as i386? I think so but haven't a clue how to do it. Any
> hints/tips will be appreciated. If this works perhaps the builds could
> be added to the repository.
-- 
G. Roderick Singleton <gerry@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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