Clark Jones writes:
> Dave,
>
> FWIW, the mdk object RPMs at the URL you suggested are for 686, and I've got
> a "586".
>
> Someone else (I can't find the e-mail at the moment) suggested tuning off
> "dependancy checking" (the command line RPM install). I hadn't noticed that
> I could "uncheck" the "check dependancy" button on kpackage, which I did, and
> it installed. Once the soft-links were (re)planted for the .so's GnuCash wan
> (pointing to the current versions), GnuCash at least comes up, though I don't
> have time to actually try using it tonight. (All I really need out of it is
> checking account tracking.)
>
> Rod had written that the installation is much improved. Well, the RPM concep
> has dramatically improved installation of _all_ packages that use it. FWIW,
> I remember the days when "installing" software meant running a few boxes of
> punch-cards through the card reader... or runing a waste-basket full of
> punched paper tape through the reader.
>
> I noticed someone said that GnuCash was #1 on hits... that does suggest that
> "installation concerns" need to be addressed for the next release.
You're right, we definitely need packages for more than just RedHat
and Debian. Thanks for posting your fix. Hopefully we will have
Mandrake packages in the future as well.
thanks,
dave
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