Re: want tool to open RPM package on Window 95
On 2000/10/12, Igmar Palsenberg wrote: > > > I can think of a number of uses for such a tool. For example, to read > > the documentation of a package before installing it on a different > > (Linux-based) system; or to unpack a source-rpm in order to build it > > with Cygwin. > > Bad idea. Most RPM'S contain specific RH patches, most of them being path > fixes. Get the tar.gz in that case. Some software may only (easily) be available in src-rpm format. I might just want to build one of the binaries in it by hand. I might just want to read the docs. I might ... The point is not what I might or might not want; the point is that there are valid uses for RPM on Windows. > Second, there is no way to actually build on a Windows machine, so I don't > see the use of it. There's no reason why RPM might not be ported to Cygwin. > > > Second, I'm glad there isn't. Saves tons of bugus bug reports. > > Ever opened a UNIX textfile in Notepad, which is the default editor in > most windows versions ? How does this relate to the current discussion? > > Bug reports for whom? > > The RPM maintainer. By "RPM maintainer" do you mean maintainer of the .rpm package or maintainer of the RPM package management tool? I don't even use RPM myself; I use Debian. But every now and then I'm forced to use a Windows machine and sometimes do find it very convenient to be able to unpack Debian packages. - Ruud de Rooij. -- ruud de rooij | *@spam.ruud.org | http://ruud.org - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: want tool to open RPM package on Window 95
Igmar Palsenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Wed, 11 Oct 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Can anyone tell me which tool can open RPM package on Window 95 and where to
>download it?
>
> There isn't, and it serves no use anyway.
I can think of a number of uses for such a tool. For example, to read
the documentation of a package before installing it on a different
(Linux-based) system; or to unpack a source-rpm in order to build it
with Cygwin.
> Second, I'm glad there isn't. Saves tons of bugus bug reports.
Bug reports for whom?
- Ruud de Rooij.
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Re: want tool to open RPM package on Window 95
Igmar Palsenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Wed, 11 Oct 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone tell me which tool can open RPM package on Window 95 and where to download it? There isn't, and it serves no use anyway. I can think of a number of uses for such a tool. For example, to read the documentation of a package before installing it on a different (Linux-based) system; or to unpack a source-rpm in order to build it with Cygwin. Second, I'm glad there isn't. Saves tons of bugus bug reports. Bug reports for whom? - Ruud de Rooij. -- ruud de rooij | *@spam.ruud.org | http://ruud.org - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: want tool to open RPM package on Window 95
On 2000/10/12, Igmar Palsenberg wrote:
I can think of a number of uses for such a tool. For example, to read
the documentation of a package before installing it on a different
(Linux-based) system; or to unpack a source-rpm in order to build it
with Cygwin.
Bad idea. Most RPM'S contain specific RH patches, most of them being path
fixes. Get the tar.gz in that case.
Some software may only (easily) be available in src-rpm format. I might
just want to build one of the binaries in it by hand. I might just want to
read the docs. I might ...
The point is not what I might or might not want; the point is that there
are valid uses for RPM on Windows.
Second, there is no way to actually build on a Windows machine, so I don't
see the use of it.
There's no reason why RPM might not be ported to Cygwin.
Second, I'm glad there isn't. Saves tons of bugus bug reports.
Ever opened a UNIX textfile in Notepad, which is the default editor in
most windows versions ?
How does this relate to the current discussion?
Bug reports for whom?
The RPM maintainer.
By "RPM maintainer" do you mean maintainer of the .rpm package or
maintainer of the RPM package management tool?
I don't even use RPM myself; I use Debian. But every now and then I'm
forced to use a Windows machine and sometimes do find it very convenient to
be able to unpack Debian packages.
- Ruud de Rooij.
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