On 09/04/2008, Ralph Angenendt <ra+centos@xxxxxxxxxxxx<ra%2Bcentos@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > > My second problem is with the source build of all those packages. > Building from source is something that we strongly advocate against in > all other support venues (irc, mailing lists, probably also forums). > > And now I let others chime in. Dong. We had a case in the fora a short while ago of someone deciding to build, from source, the latest version of python. Dong. Completely wreaked his system and wanted help in attempting to recover it. Dong. I see no problem with a guide offering instructions in building from source as long as it is thoroughly tested (as I'm sure it will be) and a warning/disclaimer along the lines of "This is an unapproved technique . . . blah, blah, . . . and if it breaks your system, you get to keep all the pieces.", etc, displayed prominently at its head. Just my ?0.02/$0.04. Alan. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-docs/attachments/20080409/9259d315/attachment.htm
