Mr. Yu, If you're so inclined to use/compile apt, there are a repo, rpmforge if i'm not mistaken that have apt in rpm and rpms
2009/9/2 Ron Johnson <[email protected]>: > On 2009-09-01 22:21, Peng Yu wrote: >> >> On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 9:46 PM, Boyd Stephen Smith >> Jr.<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> In <[email protected]>, Peng Yu >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I am only interested in the source packages but not the compiled >>>> packages. My understanding is that the source codes of any give >>>> package (the same version) in redhat and debian should be the same. Am >>>> I correct? >>> >>> No. Both Debian and RedHat are willing to add patches to upstream source >>> code >>> to better integrate the software with their distribution. For example, >>> 'git >>> commit' defaults to "vi" in the upstream source, but to "sensible-editor" >>> in >>> the Debian source. >>> >>>> I also heard that debian has more packages than redhat. Is it correct? >>> >>> I think so, but packages don't always correspond 1-to-1. >> >> Then, there should be not a big problem if I use Debian source on RedHat, >> right? > > On a Red Hat system, there will be less "friction" when compiling SRPMs, > because RH and Debian use different naming conventions, and thus you are > less likely to have dependency conflicts. > > Dumb question: why do you want Debian packages on a RH system? > > -- > Brawndo's got what plants crave. It's got electrolytes! > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject > of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] > > -- Regards, Umarzuki Mochlis http://gameornot.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
