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[Jim Levie]

On Mon, 2002-12-30 at 19:59, Gavin Nelmes-Crocker wrote:
> yep - I did that in the end to prove that the rpms weren't working as they
> should - the problem is that I need to build something in a repeatable way
> in case I end up under a bus and something goes wrong its far easier to
> create an install script that installs rpms in the right order the progress
> that onto a pkg than it is to build a script that installs everything from
> source BUT time is money and maybe I could move on quicker if I accepted
> defeat.....mmmm not yet. I'm still putting this down to learning curve for
> rpming I'd just like some pointers to move on quicker.
>
Well, one other option would be to document the install procedure that
you used for the tar sources. That's my preferred approach and it has
the advantage of giving you a place to state any exceptions or special
conditions that must be met. With a good install document someone else
can duplicate what you did. As an example, take a look at
http://www.entrophy-free.net/anti-spam.html which is a set of install
instructions for 3.24-1 on a RedHat box.
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=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
The instructions said to use Windows 98 or better, so I installed RedHat
   Jim Levie                                 email:
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