On Tue, 2002-06-25 at 14:22, Rick Moen wrote: > By the way, there's a perl script around called rpm2cpio to convert RPMs > to straight cpio archives. I have an old version at > http://linuxmafia.com/pub/linux/utilities-general/ , but it needs to be > updated slightly to work on the latest version of that format. > Actually, it _works_ on v4 RPM files, but only if you comment out the > two lines beginning with the "die" keyword.
I'm quite unfamiliar with cpio archives, though I think I've encountered it before. Does it have something to do with the "mount -o loop" option (loop device), or something about a file being a block device? If I remember right, the boot image files (initrd's) are made using cpio archiving... -- Joon Guillen ================================ So computers are tools of the Devil? thought Newt. He had no problem believing it. Computers had to be the tools of _somebody_, and he knew for certain that it definitely wasn't him. from "Good Omens", Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
