ok, now I see what you mean. thanks, Lloyd On Fri, 2004-07-23 at 08:01, Jason Dixon wrote: > On Jul 23, 2004, at 7:53 AM, Lloyd H. Meinholz wrote: > > > On Fri, 2004-07-23 at 07:35, Jason Dixon wrote: > >> > >> Ease of deployment, ease of removal, rpm verification, etc. Heck, > >> it's > >> even easier than compiling from source. Unless you're patching > >> custom, > >> I can't imagine a reason NOT to use the developer-supplied method for > >> compiling the RPM from source. > > > > I don't see configure as being difficult. You have to use it to build > > the RPM anyway, right? I install in /usr/local/courier-version, so > > removing is very easy. > > Building the rpm from source is as simple as: > > $ rpmbuild -ta <tarball> > $ rpm -ivh <package> > > > I'm not sure what you mean by rpm verification, configure should check > > for all the required libraries anyway. Does installing courier as an > > RPM > > prevent a required library dependency from getting removed/upgraded in > > the future and breaking courier? > > Read the rpm manpage and search for verification features. Stuff like > being able to see which files in a package have been altered (after > installation). In short, you're gaining all of the benefits of using a > managed package system while still enjoying the benefits of building > from source. > > -- > Jason Dixon, RHCE > DixonGroup Consulting > http://www.dixongroup.net > > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
