[CentOS] Upgrading MySQLdbyg

2010-06-28 Thread R P Herrold
On Mon, 28 Jun 2010, Les Mikesell wrote: > On 6/28/2010 1:43 PM, R P Herrold wrote: >> >> All RPM needs is for people to read and use the tools, and all >> this is done well presently > > What's the right approach with RPM to have multiple versions of an > application installed simultaneously? st

[CentOS] Upgrading MySQLdbyg

2010-06-28 Thread R P Herrold
On Mon, 28 Jun 2010, m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: > R P Herrold wrote: >> and this random guessing and recordatation to pollute the RPM >> database "varies from ** and ** is better than" using a >> package built from a pre-defined recipe driven by a .spec >> file, just how? > Well, when it insists on

Re: [CentOS] Upgrading MySQLdbyg

2010-06-28 Thread Les Mikesell
On 6/28/2010 1:43 PM, R P Herrold wrote: > > All RPM needs is for people to read and use the tools, and all > this is done well presently What's the right approach with RPM to have multiple versions of an application installed simultaneously? > "Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to r

Re: [CentOS] Upgrading MySQLdbyg

2010-06-28 Thread m . roth
R P Herrold wrote: > On Mon, 28 Jun 2010, m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: > >> Y'know, I sorta like that idea - say, a script or program that you can >> hand it info, such as if you've just built PHP the way I mentioned, and >> have it be added to the rpmdb. That would also let you know if you did a >> yum

Re: [CentOS] Upgrading MySQLdbyg

2010-06-28 Thread Les Mikesell
On 6/28/2010 1:01 PM, Whit Blauvelt wrote: > >>> That's why I always thoroughly log all stuff installed by hand, along with >>> extra configuration steps taken with RPM-installed items, and make sure the >>> log's someplace where the next person can find it. In our case we maintain >>> wikis for th

[CentOS] Upgrading MySQLdbyg

2010-06-28 Thread R P Herrold
On Mon, 28 Jun 2010, m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: > Y'know, I sorta like that idea - say, a script or program that you can > hand it info, such as if you've just built PHP the way I mentioned, and > have it be added to the rpmdb. That would also let you know if you did a > yum updgrade, and if a newer

Re: [CentOS] Upgrading MySQLdbyg

2010-06-28 Thread m . roth
Whit Blauvelt wrote: > On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 11:58:14AM -0500, Les Mikesell wrote: > >> > That's why I always thoroughly log all stuff installed by hand, along >> > with extra configuration steps taken with RPM-installed items, and make >> > sure the log's someplace where the next person can find

Re: [CentOS] Upgrading MySQLdbyg

2010-06-28 Thread Whit Blauvelt
On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 11:58:14AM -0500, Les Mikesell wrote: > > That's why I always thoroughly log all stuff installed by hand, along with > > extra configuration steps taken with RPM-installed items, and make sure the > > log's someplace where the next person can find it. In our case we maintai