On Thu, 28 Aug 2003, Wolfe, Gordon W wrote: > What you're really going to have to do is to install your software from the original > rpms, apply all the updates from the service/update rpms, then build your own new > rpms. You'll have to look in the .spec files to see what files are really being > used. > > A good source for learning about rpm files is Edward Bailey's book "Maximum RPM - > Taking the Red Hat Package manager to the Limit.", published by Red Hat. The entire > book is viewable online at http://rikers.org/rpmbook/ and I know there's a > downloadable pdf of it somewhere because that's where I got mine, but I can't find a > reference to it. >
It's very old, and IMV not very useful any more, RPM has changed so much. There was some discussion about updating it a year or so ago, and Ed was part of the discussion. He wasn't enthusiastic about doing it without payment, and while some enthused over the idea of making an OS project of it, not a lot did. However, there is a new book now, and you can get it from Amazon. You can (or could) download Maximum RPM from www.rpm.org, and it was included as an rpm with at least one release (7.x I think) of RHL. -- Cheers John. Join the "Linux Support by Small Businesses" list at http://mail.computerdatasafe.com.au/mailman/listinfo/lssb Copyright John Summerfield. Reproduction prohibited.
