On Wednesday 29 May 2002 23:52, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote: > Building them? you mean installing them? I think that if a binary rpm would be disrtibuted, with special rpm for each non officials modules, like lirc, linmodems that would help a lot to everybody. IMHO it's the distrivutions responsability to package things like that (linmodes is extramly important).
> Why? > > For example - the Connexant HCF and HSF winmodem got a very nice trick - > instead of re-installing the Linux RPM of their driver - you just need to > re-run /sbin/hsf-config a) those drivers need to be builded on the user pc (very good job i may add) btw the hcf did not work for me. b) it is more easy to just install those as binary rpm. c) it is important to educate the distros that those kinds of things should be added, it is not that diffuicault, and is extramly important. d) what if i do not have -devel packages on my system? -- Well, I'm a classic ANAL RETENTIVE!! And I'm looking for a way to VICARIOUSLY experience some reason to LIVE!! ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
