On 6/5/06, jhuniepi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
i downloaded source files in .tar.gz format. i want to make it into .rpm for rh9 so that i can install it using rpm. i prefer to use rpm than make && make install because rpm has a database which you can query for installed programs and can easily uninstall it.
Why not search for the SRPM for that particular package you want to install? SRPMs from RHEL, CentOS, or even Fedora would usually compile on RH9 as long as you have the correct dependencies. If there aren't any SRPM, you have two other options: - Make the RPM for that package your self. You need to write your own .spec file. Read this for some information on how to make a .spec file: http://www.rpm.org/RPM-HOWTO/build.html - Use a tool like checkinstall to automatically generate RPM files from your the usual "tar -xvf; ./configure; make; make install" procedure. http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall -- Gideon N. Guillen [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
