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"Nisha Raju" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Sincerely, Trond, don't u feel that making such special provisions would
> limit the distribution of packages ?
There are some options which can't be the same: File locations, to
give one example. A sysadmin compiling his own package will typically
put it in /usr/local. A distributor, OTOH, isn't allowed to touch this
location (FHS). Thus, if you just do a "configure" you won't upgrade
an existing location, you'll get another separate installation.
By getting the RPMs, you'll know you'll get the correct paths and the
package managed by the package system on your OS. You'll also know
that scripts etc. have been tweaked to fit exactly with this system.
--
Trond Eivind Glomsrød
Red Hat, Inc.
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