On 6/9/06, Sam Varshavchik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mike Jackson writes: > > >> > I referred http://www.courier-mta.org/?FAQ.html~rpm and > >> > I am getting the below error > >> > > >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] krs]# rpmbuild -ta courier-0.53.2.tar.bz2 > >> > error: Failed build dependencies: > >> > courier-authlib-devel >= 0.55 is needed by > >> > courier-0.53.2-1.4AS.i386 > >> > expect is needed by courier-0.53.2-1.4AS.i386 > >> > /usr/include/fam.h is needed by courier-0.53.2-1.4AS.i386 > >> > openssl-perl is needed by courier-0.53.2-1.4AS.i386 > >> > xpdf is needed by courier-0.53.2-1.4AS.i386 > >> > mgetty-sendfax is needed by courier-0.53.2-1.4AS.i386 > >> > pcre-devel is needed by courier-0.53.2-1.4AS.i386 > >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] krs]# > >> > >> Yes, and it's telling you exactly what you are missing, and what you must > >> install first, before building Courier. > > > > Out of curiousity, why does the RPM build require xpdf and mgetty-sendfax? > > For the courier-fax package. > > > I've build Courier countless times from source, and I can't ever recall > > needing those to be installed. > > That's because you made a custom builds. RPMs are generic, which turn > everything on, and leave the optional stuff into separate subpackages that > do not have to be installed. But, RPMs are meant to provide all features, > and you choose what you want to use by installing only the packages you > want. > > > That's pretty much why I avoid RPMs :) > > You will end up regretting it. It's only a matter of time.
Then I guess it is taking quite some time for me to regret it, as being an Slackware user. Maybe it's a matter of fear. :P Regards, -- Eduardo Bacchi Kienetz _______________________________________________ Courier-imap mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-imap
