According to Geoff Hutchison:
> On Thu, 26 Apr 2001, John Nagle wrote:
> > I'm trying to install ht/dig on a shared server at a hosting service,
> > without root or GCC access. The target is i586, Linux 2.0.27,
> > distro unknown.
>
> You'll need one or the other. Others should feel free to correct me, but I
> know of no way to install a binary package like RPM without root
> access. And you'd need GCC or some other compiler to compile the source
> for a different location.
>
> (Yes, I know you can have RPM install into different paths, but I believe
> it would still need the system RPM databases, which require root access.)
>
> In short, you'll need someone at the hosting company to install
> it. Otherwise, you might consider the ISP
> list: <http://www.htdig.org/isp.html>
The only alternative I can think of is to get the specs on the target
machine, and its C & C++ libraries, then find a compatible machine on
which you can compile the binaries yourself.
Actually, I can think of another alternative. Try using rpm2cpio to get
a cpio archive from the rpm file, then install the files from the cpio
archive on the target machine. You'll then have to make sure you configure
it correctly so as to override all compiled-in absolute pathnames, to use
the paths that point to where you end up installing it.
--
Gilles R. Detillieux E-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Spinal Cord Research Centre WWW: http://www.scrc.umanitoba.ca/~grdetil
Dept. Physiology, U. of Manitoba Phone: (204)789-3766
Winnipeg, MB R3E 3J7 (Canada) Fax: (204)789-3930
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