Re: [expert] autoconf and automake

[Bill Mullen]

On Sat, 1 Nov 2003, Anguo wrote:

> Moreover, without your help, I'd never found out about the 
> different versions: when I type the full name, I never 
> learn that there are alternatives:
> 
> 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] alternatives]# urpmq autoconf
> autoconf
> 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] alternatives]# urpmq autocon
> The following packages contain autocon:
> autoconf
> autoconf2.5
> zh-autoconvert
> zh-autoconvert-devel
> zh-autoconvert-xchat
> 
> same for any other program.
> 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] alternatives]# urpmq vegastrike
> vegastrike
> 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] alternatives]# urpmq vegastrik
> The following packages contain vegastrik:
> vegastrike
> vegastrike-data
> vegastrike-data-music

That is because urpmq's default behavior is to return just the named
package if there is an exact match. This can be overriden and all such
names retrieved by using the "--fuzzy" switch. From my 9.0 system:

[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ urpmq --fuzzy autoconf
The following packages contain autoconf: autoconf2.5 mozilla autoconf

HTH!

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Re: [expert] autoconf and automake

[Anguo]

Thank you Haywire, Greg and Arn for your replies.

On Saturday 01 Nov 2003 9:29 pm, Greg Meyer wrote:
> 2.5 is included with at least 9.1 and 9.2.  Just 'urpmi
> autoconf2.5' or use rpmdrake to install it.

I am using Mandrake 9.2 (but haven't urpmi kernel yet, I 
don't know which one to use).

I did urpmi autoconf2.5 and now autoconf behaves as 
expected. Thanks.

I did urpmi automake1.7 but:

# ls -l /usr/bin/automake
lrwxrwxrwx1 root root   26 Nov  1 21:52 
/usr/bin/automake -> /etc/alternatives/automake

and

[EMAIL PROTECTED] alternatives]# ls -l automake
lrwxrwxrwx1 root root   21 Nov  1 21:42 
automake -> /usr/bin/automake-1.4*

There doesn't seeem to be any pl wrapper on this one, so I 
changed the symlink so that:


[EMAIL PROTECTED] alternatives]# ls -l automake
lrwxrwxrwx1 root root   21 Nov  1 22:00 
automake -> /usr/bin/automake-1.7*


Any reason why I shouldn't have done so?


I consider all this to be based on a bug from urpmq. The 
naming scheme for this two programs leads to confusion. I 
keep upgrading my system but both automake and autoconf 
never got upgraded because of that. 
Moreover, without your help, I'd never found out about the 
different versions: when I type the full name, I never 
learn that there are alternatives:


[EMAIL PROTECTED] alternatives]# urpmq autoconf
autoconf

[EMAIL PROTECTED] alternatives]# urpmq autocon
The following packages contain autocon:
autoconf
autoconf2.5
zh-autoconvert
zh-autoconvert-devel
zh-autoconvert-xchat

same for any other program.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] alternatives]# urpmq vegastrike
vegastrike

[EMAIL PROTECTED] alternatives]# urpmq vegastrik
The following packages contain vegastrik:
vegastrike
vegastrike-data
vegastrike-data-music



Anyway, tell me if I have made a mistake or if I am saying 
something wrong. This particular problem however seems 
solved. Thanks.

I still have to figure out if I can install kdevelop.

Anguo








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