> What good are src.rpm files? How can I use them, and why would I want > to? I don't understand their purpose when they are accompanied by
Hi Alan, Source rpms are useful when you need to compile stuff. An example for me was recently the installation of sweep from sweep.sourceforge.net. Richard Neal posted an excellent install how-to for Mandrake including the use of several source RPMs. Without these as sweep depends on them, you would not be able to install sweep. HTH Stu BTW. You've the same problem I had a couple of weeks ago, your clock is on daylight saving time +++++>> 2002-10-16 at 03:34 If this is not so, please tell me how the results of the 3:30 at Randwick, I've some money to place on the winner ;-) On Wed, 2002-10-16 at 03:34, Alan L Tyree wrote: > This sounds like a stupid question even to me, but... > > What good are src.rpm files? How can I use them, and why would I want > to? I don't understand their purpose when they are accompanied by > binary rpms with the same program. I have just installed RH8 and I > wonder what I can do with the other three CDs. > > Cheers, > Alan > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------ > Alan L Tyree [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.law.usyd.edu.au/~alant > Tel: +61 2 4782 2670 > Mobile: +61 419 638 170 > Fax: +61 2 4782 7092 > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
