On Tue, 2006-01-10 at 19:33 +0100, Jean Lee wrote:
> Phil Schaffner a ?crit :
... snip ...
> Well, I just downloaded the 3.1 SDK file from eclipse.org and untar it
> in a directory.
> Then, I can run eclipse from this directory without having to do a "make
> install". So I don't think that I will use an rpm package in order to
> install eclipse because if I want to uninstall it, I just have to delete
> the directory.....
>
> All the same, I have a question : What is the advantage of using an rpm
> package in this case ?
In this case, assuming you have unpacked the tarball in your user space
and it works for your purposes, NOT using an RPM may be better due to
the tangled web of dependencies required for the eclipse RPM. The usual
answer is that the package manager keeps track of what is installed,
along with all dependencies, and makes it easier to install/un-install
cleanly.
Phil
