On Wed, 2009-01-21 at 22:30 -0500, brian wrote: > I've built my own Postfix package from SRPM and have recently updated > it. To do so, I used the newer SRPM and repeated the process. > > But, I'm wondering if, once a package has been built, can it be updated > using a pre-built RPM without losing the specs used to build the > original? Or, will the newer RPM simply override everything according to > how it was built? > > Just to clarify, the original built-from-source package was: > postfix-2.5.1-1.sasl2.spf.fc8.i386.rpm > > I downloaded a newer SRPM, built and installed: > postfix-2.5.6-1.sasl2.spf.fc8.i386.rpm > > But, could I have simply done: > > rpm -Uvh postfix-2.5.6-1.fc8.i386.rpm > > ... and had rpm take care to install in the same manner as was the > original SRPM? ---- you asked... > Or, will the newer RPM simply override everything according to > how it was built? I believe the answer here is yes. If you were to install the pre-built binaries, the features included are only the ones in the spec file used by the packager who built it. by the way...Fedora 8 will no longer receive any updates which means that security updates will bypass you. It's time to upgrade the whole system. Craig -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
