On 2003.04.01 10:24 Rob wrote:
> I've noticed in recent versions that rpm resource naming has started to vary
> enough between RH and Mandrake that when you try to install a RH package
> sometimes it complains that some library isn't there because Mandrake's
> naming scheme mandates a "lib" in front of the name. You could get around
> this by adding extra "Provides: " lines in the libs' spec files, though that
> will naturally cause problems with libraries that also come with executables,
> but I've never wanted to try to rebuild that many RPM's from the base
> distribution myself.
Oh of course. Like I said, they are not MADE to be interchangeable. That's
not to say we're using some alien form of RPM though. I just didn't want and
false info flying around.
The reason we have different lib names is because we have a much stricter
library policy than RedHat. All libraries start with 'lib' and end with the
so-number. That way, you can install several so-versions of the same library
on mandrake, which you can't do on RedHat.
(Sorry if this is getting off topic.)
Austin
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Austin Acton Hon.B.Sc.
Synthetic Organic Chemist, Teaching Assistant
Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto
MandrakeClub Volunteer (www.mandrakeclub.com)
homepage: www.groundstate.ca
