On Mon, 1 Apr 2002 07:17:33 +1200, Walter Logeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > To come o > > That is one reason rpm has that lovely --nodeps option. > > I am learning & trying to grasp the underlying philosophy I need re > this. Very often I see applications that do not seem to have any > rpms - people here have mentioned that one cld make them, but i am > still too unfamiliar with the whole business. > > Can one just use rpm when possible and the use the nodeps option if > needed and add stuff using binaries the rest of the time? > > How quickly does a system deteriorate if one does? > > Right now I am following a "no rpm - no go" philosophy, but is that > too cautious? I am not really in a position to discover that for > myself, not till I get better at this.
I think you're doing the right thing. While it's great to experiment, I've seen too many newbies break their systems because they didn't do their homework properly before experimenting. Using RPM tags like --nodeps and --force can very easily mess up a working installation, and should only be used if one knows what they're doing. *NIX is a powerful OS; you need to be careful about what you're doing. With that said, installing from source is not too difficult. The tricky part is uninstalling. Some developers include an uninstall script, but most don't. IMHO the best solution to this problem is to use CheckInstall (http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/) to install the compiled code as an RPM. -- Sridhar Dhanapalan "Before you complain to us about how this stupid game won't just install and run the way you're used to, please bear in mind that we have been seeing a strong correlation between use of abusive or indecent language in complaints, and use of the MS Windows platform." -- From the Freeciv FAQ
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