[newbie] noarch?

2001-12-31 Thread Norman Zhang
Hi, I am trying to download some source codes for compilation. But it comes in two flavors, one is regular and the other is noarch. What does noarch stands for? Regards, Norman Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] noarch?

2001-12-31 Thread Michael Viron
If you are dealing with the Intel Architecture, there are 3 different types of packages (one of which is common to all platforms): ix86.rpm - these are binary, installable packages, which must be installed on x86 or later (ie, if it is for i586 (Pentium), it can't be used on a 486.) noarch.rpm