On Wed, 2003-06-11 at 07:32, Gerald Wong wrote:
> Ok, this is what i've gathered:
> glib-2.2.1 is included with RedHat 9
> It can't be uninstalled because it fails the dependencies check
>
> How do i overwrite it with a glib compiled from source?
>
> Don't worry, i've solved the problem. Just wait for the RPM to come out.
You can overwrite a system installation by configuring with
./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc.
But, yes, you can just use the GLib.. etc packages from Rawhide;
they'll work fine with Red Hat 9. though it may take them a few days
to show up on mirrors.
Regards,
Owen
