Updated RPM's for gphoto, libgphoto, and gtkam?

["Rodolfo J. Paiz" <rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

OK, here we go... I've been to www.gphoto.org and verified that the newest 
stable version (2.1.1) will indeed work with my Canon PowerShot S230.

I have then visited all of the following in search of an RPM:

        * http://gphoto.sourceforge.net
        * ftp://ftp.redhat.com
        * http://www.rpmfind.net
        * http://www.freshrpms.net

Apparently, no one on Earth has an RPM of gphoto-2.1.1, libgphoto-2.1.1, 
and gtkam-0.1.10 for Red Hat 9, or an SRPM which I could try to rebuild either.

There is a gphoto2-2.1.1-2 in Rawhide, but the old "any of these packages 
may do serious harm to your computer" warning keeps running through my 
head. And I did download the source code to all three, but honestly source 
gives me the heebie-jeebies and I want my RPMS.

I know about "configure, make, make install" and I know it's supposed to be 
easy, but what I am worried about are the consequences of those three 
simple commands, never mind removing that source from my system later on 
if/when I upgrade these packages via RPM again.

Does anyone know where I can find these, or how I can make RPM's from the 
source? Will I be able to upgrade cleanly if Red Hat later offers RPM 
packages for new versions? (Heck, will Red Hat offer updates for these 
packages?)

Thanks for any help!


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Rodolfo J. Paiz
rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx