Re: how to use rpm in debian

2003-06-25 Thread Rob Weir
On Tue, Jun 24, 2003 at 11:00:46PM -0400, Mark L. Kahnt wrote: To me, the thought of two separate package databases (Debian, RPM) in use at once makes me shudder, as leaving the room for each to overwrite important files installed by the other. It is why, when I do build software from source,

Re: how to use rpm in debian

2003-06-24 Thread Bob Proulx
Joey Hess wrote: Bob Proulx wrote: I install it [Intel compiler] by picking it apart and reassembling because I am a purist. I end up with a clean installation. (If the license allowed it I could make the .debs available. But it does not and so I can't.) Would you be interested in

Re: how to use rpm in debian

2003-06-24 Thread Mark L. Kahnt
On Mon, 2003-06-23 at 13:03, Bob Proulx wrote: Rob Weir wrote: Mark L. Kahnt wrote: I have this myself, and the installation scripts use 'rpm' to attempt the installation, which on Debian just won't work, period. Not even with The Gross Hack of creating an rpmdb? The Intel C/C++

Re: how to use rpm in debian

2003-06-23 Thread Rob Weir
On Sat, Jun 21, 2003 at 11:21:03PM -0400, Mark L. Kahnt wrote: I have this myself, and the installation scripts use 'rpm' to attempt the installation, which on Debian just won't work, period. It *could* be done by editing the installation scripts to replace 'rpm' with 'alien' for any actual

Re: how to use rpm in debian

2003-06-23 Thread Bob Proulx
Rob Weir wrote: Mark L. Kahnt wrote: I have this myself, and the installation scripts use 'rpm' to attempt the installation, which on Debian just won't work, period. Not even with The Gross Hack of creating an rpmdb? The Intel C/C++ compiler could be described using exactly the same

Re: how to use rpm in debian

2003-06-23 Thread Joey Hess
Rob Weir wrote: On Sat, Jun 21, 2003 at 11:21:03PM -0400, Mark L. Kahnt wrote: I have this myself, and the installation scripts use 'rpm' to attempt the installation, which on Debian just won't work, period. It *could* be done by editing the installation scripts to replace 'rpm' with

Re: how to use rpm in debian

2003-06-23 Thread Joey Hess
Bob Proulx wrote: Not even with The Gross Hack of creating an rpmdb? The Intel C/C++ compiler could be described using exactly the same description used to describe IBM's db2 in the previous messages. I install it by picking it apart and reassembling because I am a purist. I end up with a

Re: how to use rpm in debian

2003-06-21 Thread Bob Proulx
Mathias Peters wrote: first of all, i'm not subscribed, so please cc me to [EMAIL PROTECTED] thanks. Let me suggest including a Mail-Followup-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] header in your email so that people responding will automatically be directed to do what you wish? See my

Re: how to use rpm in debian

2003-06-21 Thread Mark L. Kahnt
On Sat, 2003-06-21 at 14:49, Bob Proulx wrote: Mathias Peters wrote: i need to install the db2 v8.1 personal edition on debian. the tar-file i got on ibm.com only produced some rpms that are installed via install-skript, so i can't use alien. does anybody know how to install the rpm

how to use rpm in debian

2003-06-20 Thread Mathias Peters
hi, first of all, i'm not subscribed, so please cc me to [EMAIL PROTECTED] thanks. i need to install the db2 v8.1 personal edition on debian. the tar-file i got on ibm.com only produced some rpms that are installed via install-skript, so i can't use alien. does anybody know how to install the